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Bolo de mel

A traditional honey cake from Madeira, with a dense, spiced crumb flavoured with cinnamon, lemon, fennel and Madeira wine. It's often topped with almonds and keeps very well for several days.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Parfums

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

319 kcal per serving

Protein
6.7 g
Carbohydrates
41.6 g
of which sugars
23.8 g
Fat
12.8 g
Fiber
2 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 170 °C and butter a loaf or round tin about 22 cm wide.
  2. In a saucepan, gently warm the honey with the butter and sugar, without boiling, until everything has melted.
  3. Let it cool slightly, then whisk in the eggs one at a time.
  4. Stir in the orange and lemon zests, the orange juice, the Madeira wine and the spices.
  5. Mix the flour, baking powder and salt, then add to the liquid mixture, whisking until you have a smooth batter.
  6. Pour the batter into the tin and scatter with flaked almonds.
  7. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a knife inserted comes out clean.
  8. Let it cool in the tin, then turn out and leave to rest for at least 1 day before serving.

Variations and tips

Alcohol-free. Replace the Madeira wine with extra orange juice plus a teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Using what's easy to find. Madeira wine is sold in most good delis; failing that, a white port works very well.

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Original Ecomely recipe.