Recipe: Easy Madeira Cake — Recipes from The Kitchn

A Madeira cake is the sort of plain cake that looks like it might be dull and dry, but instead turns out to be exceptionally moreish. Many people are misled by the name, thinking that it must be made with Madeira — a sweet fortified wine akin to sherry or port — or come from the Portuguese island of Madeira. Instead, it was intended to be drunk with Madeira, the sort of afternoon decadence at which the Victorians excelled, and which I can confirm is a very good idea.

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