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Definition of Madeira cake
1. Noun. A rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine.
Definition of Madeira cake
1. Noun. A simple cake, rather like a pound cake, with added lemon zest but no fruit; traditionally eaten with a glass of Madeira wine ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Madeira Cake
Literary usage of Madeira cake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practice of Cookery and Pastry, Adapted to the Business of Everyday Life by I. Williamson (1854)
"Madeira cake. Take one pound of soft sugar ; beat it with three quarters of a
pound of butter for twenty minutes ; add two eggs, and beat for some time, ..."
2. The Household Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Daily Wants by Alexander V. Hamilton (1873)
"For mode of making see Madeira cake. Bake for an hour to an hour and a quarter in
... Madeira cake.—Take four or five eggs, and whisk them well for fifteen ..."
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