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    Star bakes

    Oct 19, 2018 4 minutes
    Photography by Martin Poole

    BASIC MADEIRA CAKE

    MAKES 40–60 SLICES (ONCE ICED)

    Madeira has more of a chew than a Victoria sandwich sponge and is the best kind to use as the basis for a celebration cake. Cakes for special occasions are often decorated beautifully but the cake inside can often be disappointing. This recipe delivers every time. When making large cakes it is much easier to use a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, if you have one. The following recipe is used to make the two tiered celebration cakes on the pages that follow.

    INGREDIENTS

    For the 15cm cake

    165g self-raising flour
    110g caster sugar
    110g soft tub margarine, plus extra

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