MADELEINES

Small, shell-shaped French sponge cakes, baked in distinctive molds, celebrated for their delicate, buttery crumb, slightly crisp edges, and characteristic "hump" on one side
YIELD
12-24

INGREDIENTS

150g Butter, melted

140g White Sugar

26g Honey

½ tsp Salt

165g Eggs, room temp

150g Cake & Pastry Flour, sifted

1 tsp Baking Powder

METHOD

In the bowl of a stand mixer, add sugar, honey, salt and eggs. Whish on high speed for 5 minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy.

In another bowl, add the flour and baking powder and mix together.

Add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture and fold together using a rubber spatula.

Add the melted butter and fold in.

Pour the batter into a clean bowl and place in the refrigerator to chill for 20 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 393F (200C).

Place the Madeleine moulds onto a baking tray.

Pour the batter into the moulds to ¾ full. The amount of madeleines it will make will depend on the  size of your mould.

Bake for 6-7minutes, until golden brown.

Demold and place on a wire cooling rack to cool.

MADELEINES

A delicate French cake
YIELD
12-24

INGREDIENTS

150g Butter, melted

140g White Sugar

26g Honey

½ tsp Salt

165g Eggs, room temp

150g Cake & Pastry Flour, sifted

1 tsp Baking Powder

METHOD

In the bowl of a stand mixer, add sugar, honey, salt and eggs. Whish on high speed for 5 minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy.

In another bowl, add the flour and baking powder and mix together.

Add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture and fold together using a rubber spatula.

Add the melted butter and fold in.

Pour the batter into a clean bowl and place in the refrigerator to chill for 20 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 393F (200C).

Place the Madeleine moulds onto a baking tray.

Pour the batter into the moulds to ¾ full. The amount of madeleines it will make will depend on the  size of your mould.

Bake for 6-7minutes, until golden brown.

Demold and place on a wire cooling rack to cool.

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