Lemon Madeira

Description
A cake or a warming winter pudding A new-look Madeira that's really different. This cake is delicious eaten when you've lust poured over the hot syrup, or cold with the lemon topping.

Ingredients

 * 175 g self raising flour, sieved
 * 1 tsp baking powder
 * 200 g butter or margarine, softened
 * 259 g caster sugar
 * 2 tsp lemon rind
 * 2 eggs
 * 1 tbsp golden syrup
 * 2 tbsp milk
 * 6 – 7 tbsp lemon juice hot
 * 175 g icing sugar
 * 175 g lemon curd
 * angelica to decorate

Directions

 * 1) Line base of loaf dish.
 * 2) Sieve the flours and baking powder together.
 * 3) Beat 125 g butter and 175 g caster sugar together until the mixture is creamy and pale.
 * 4) Add the grated rind to the butter and sugar beat in eggs one at a time, and syrup.
 * 5) Fold in sifted flour.
 * 6) Add milk to give a soft dropping consistency.
 * 7) Spoon mixture into the prepared dish and level the surface.
 * 8) Cook on high for 6 – 7 minutes, turning dish several times for ovens without turn tables.
 * 9) Mix sugar and hot lemon juice together.
 * 10) Turn out cake onto a board or tray and pour on the syrup.
 * 11) Cool fully if you wish to ice.
 * 12) Beat together the rest of the butter, icing sugar and lemon curd.
 * 13) When smooth, spread neatly over the top and sides with a palette knife.
 * 14) Then pipe rosettes on top and decorate with angelica.