Madeira Sponge – Standard Recipe

Weight of one sponge approx 450 gms
Ingredients for 1 Kg

Qty	Unit	Description
0.175	KG	butter
0.175	KG	brown sugar
0.250	KG	Flour
0.150	KG	Eggs
0.001	KG	Lemon Zest
0.010	KG	Lemon Juice

Method

• Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
• Add the yolks one at a time and keep mixing
• Fold in the sifted flour, lemon juice and zest
• Whip the egg whites into a meringue and fold in the batter
• Pour the batter into a greased tin and bake at 180 Deg C for 35-40 minutes