Madeira Cake

• 5 oz (140 grm). butter or margarine
• 5 oz (140 grm). caster sugar (it's a fine sugar)
• 3 eggs
• 8 oz (224 grm). self-rising flour
• few drops of lemon essence
• thin slices of Citron peel (optional)

1. Cream fat and sugar.
2. Beat in lightly whisked eggs with a little flour.
3. Add essence, then fold in the remaining flour.
4. Place mixture in a greased 7-8 in cake tin.
5. Bake in a moderate over; 350 degrees (175 C.) for about 1 1/4 hours.
6. Place peel on top after half an hour in oven.

butter, caster sugar, eggs, flour, drops of lemon essence, thin

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/000F95 (may not work)