A Classic Madeleine Recipe
A classic French madeleine recipe with a hint of lemon and a simple raspberry glaze. It’s the perfect little sponge cake to serve at brunch, for your guests or on the go with the kids.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 13 minutes
- Yield: 16
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Ingredients
For the Madeleine cakes:
- 1/2 C butter (one stick), softened + a little extra to grease the pan
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 C sugar
- 1+1/4 C flour, sifted
- Zest of one lemon
For the raspberry glaze:
- 1 large handful fresh raspberries
- 1 C powdered sugar (or more if needed)
- Squeeze of half a lemon for juice (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F.
- Grease the Madeleine pan with butter, or your favorite baking grease.
- Whisk the eggs and the sugar with an electric mixer until the mixture becomes white and triples in size.
- Slowly fold in the flour, softened butter and lemon zest.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Each cup should be filled about 3/4 full to avoid over-filling.
- Bake for 8 minutes, or until each Madeleine is perfectly golden brown. Rotate the pan at 4 minutes in order for each cake to have an equal chance at obtaining the perfect color.
- While the cakes bake, make the glaze. Add the raspberries to a sauce pan and heat on medium. Cook until the berries begin to fall apart. Smash the berries through a fine mesh sieve and save the juice in a bowl below. Let cool, then add the sugar and the lemon juice and stir. If the frosting is too thin add more sugar, and a bit of water if it’s too thick.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let the Madeleines cool.
- Gently remove each cake, loosening the edges with a knife if need be.
- Dip each madeleine in the raspberry glaze, and enjoy.
Notes
Recipe adapted from France, the Cookbook. Turning the pan mid-bake is crucial for each cake to bake to a golden brown color. Let the cakes cool and rest before attempting to remove them from the pan. Otherwise you may experience the cake cracking or breaking when removing them from the pan.
Keywords: madeleine recipe, easy dessert, dessert recipe
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