Madeira cake is a sponge or butter cake in traditional English cookery. == Origin == It is sometimes mistakenly thought to originate from the Madeira Islands but was in fact named after Madeira wine from the islands, popular in England in the mid-1800s and often served with the cake.
Madeira cake is a sponge or butter cake in traditional English cookery. == Origin == It is sometimes mistakenly thought to originate from the Madeira Islands but was in fact named after Madeira wine from the islands, popular in England in the mid-1800s and often served with the cake.
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