Comments on: Flavouring Madeira Cakes

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:07:03 +0000

Hello Michelle
You can use loads of flavours – spices, grated marzipan, fruit and cherries, almonds, maybe a little alcohol!
Jane

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:12:29 +0000

Hi,

I would like to make a small madiera cake as the top tier of my Christmas cake and I was wondering if you have any suggestions for a flavouring that would make it more festive?

Many thanks,

Michelle x

By: Lindys Team

Lindys Team — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:46:24 +0000

Hi Laura,
Sorry for the delay in our response, we have a great Madeira Cake recipe on our website and also the Chocolate Fudge Cake would work, boys love chocolate!!

Take Care

Sara

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:24:46 +0000

Can you please advise what is the best recipe to use to make my sons birthday cake.

I’m using a 9 inch square tin to make a football pitch

Also what is cooking times and temperatures?
I have a fan assisted electric oven.

Thanks,

Laura

By: Lindy Smith

Lindy Smith — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 17:38:40 +0000

Olá Ruth
My recipe for madiera is here on my blog please click here. I’d love to try a traditional Brazilian wedding cake please do send me a recipe,
obrigada.
Beijos Lindy

By: Ruth de melo

Ruth de melo — Sun, 01 May 2011 14:39:34 +0000

Lindy sou sua fã do Brasil, tenho 3 livros seus Este bolo de madeira que vocês estão falando ele e feito de que.
Aqui no Brasil é bolo de noiva o mais usado para casamento com ameixa, passas, frutas cristalizadas, castanha, amendoim vinho do porto, vinho eu posso passar a receita se quiserem moscatel. eu gostaria de receber a receita do bolo de madeira, beijo

By: Lindys Team

Lindys Team — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:21:34 +0000

Hi Zena,

What a lovely idea, Madeira with Raisins.
Its not something we have had here at Lindy’s.
Does anyone else know if there are other traditional versions of Madeira cake from across the world?

Marina

By: Zena Alderson

Zena Alderson — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:59:55 +0000

Where I come from in Greece, we always eat madeira cake with raisins in it. Are there any other traditional versions of this recipe I wonder?

By: Lindys Team

Lindys Team — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:49:42 +0000

Hi Pat,
There are a number of ways of doing this, firstly you need to decide if you prefer a 2in (5cm) or 3in (7.5cm) difference between the tiers.
For example, if you prefer a 3in difference, for 160 people we suggest:
Bottom tier – 11 inch round
Middle tier – 8 inch round
Top tier – 5 inch round
This will give you 79 servings of 2 x 1 inch slices.
Then we suggest having 2 x 11 inch round cutting cakes in the kitchen which will give you approx 173 servings in total including the other 3 tiers on the wedding cake.
Hope this helps you and good luck with the wedding cake.
Marina

By: pat

pat — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:10:07 +0000

could you advise me on what size cakes to use it is a three tier sponge wedding for 160 people thankyou pat.