Celebrate National Cake Day with this recipe for spongey, golden
Madeleines – a traditionally French afternoon treat that’s impossible to
resist!
Did you know, Madeleine or petit Madeleine cakes originate from the Lorraine region in northeastern France? Traditionally shell-shaped, these buttery and spongey cakes enjoy a delightfully crispy batter.
The name “Madeleine” according to some, was given to the cakes around 1755 by French King Louis XV to honor Madeleine Paulmier, his father-in-law’s cook.
Try making them today with this easy to make recipe.
Ingredients
Makes 12 cakes
- 2 large eggs
- 130g sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest (I like orange as well)
- Pinch of salt
- 120g flour
- 300g unsalted melted butter
- A sprinkling caster/powdered sugar
Ingredients
- Preheat oven to 180°C or 350°F. Line your Madeleine molds with butter and dust with flour.
- Using an electric whisk, beat your eggs and eggs sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Mix in your vanilla extract, lemon zest and salt, before adding the flour until a batter is formed. Slowly add the melted butter.
- Spoon a tablespoon of your batter into each of the Madeleine molds and bake for about 15 minutes, or until the batter appears golden brown.
- Cool before removing from the molds.
- For the next batch, repeat the process – buttering and flouring the molds each time you use them.
- Dust lightly with caster sugar before serving.
You can find madeleine pans on Amazon.
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