My Mother-In-Law Madeira's Cake (Nigella Lawson)

I have attempted this Madeira Cake couple of times with the recipes adapted from different sources and I seem to be addicted to this soft, light and moist yummylicious cake with lemony flavors and sugary-crunchy top.

Ingredients:

70g unsalted butter (softened)

70g caster sugar (extra for sprinkling)

grated zest of one lemon

20ml lemon juice

1 large egg

70g self-raising flour (sifted)

30g plain flour (sifted)

Methods:

1. Beat butter and sugar using medium speed until light.
2. Add in lemon zest and continue to beat for about 1/2 minute.
3. Add in egg and beat using low speed until combined.
4. Then slowly add in the flour, alternately with the lemon juice and stir to combine. I mix in the flour and lemon juice in 3 folds.
5. Fold the mixture into a lightly greased loaf tin/aluminium foil of  8 x 17cm.  As the cake batter is quite thick, use a spatula to spread it evenly over the loaf tin.
6. Sprinkle some caster sugar over the top.
7. Bake in a preheated oven of 170 degree Celsius for about 30 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted comes out clean.
8. Cool in pan before further cooling on a wire rack.
9. Let's enjoy tea....

This recipe is adapted from Rumbling Tummy.