Lemon pie "Madeira"

Lemon pie "Madeira"

Ingredients

• Butter, room temperature - 150 g (+ for greasing the mold)
• Sugar - 150 g (about 0.75 cup)
• Eggs - 3 pcs.
• Flour - 225 g (about 1.75 cups)
• Baking powder - 2 teaspoons
• Juice of 1 lemon

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 175-180 degrees. Beat the softened butter with sugar into a light creamy mass (for 5 minutes).
2. Lightly beat the eggs with a fork. Continuing to beat the butter and sugar, gradually, in small portions, add the eggs, along with a small amount of flour, so that the mass does not curdle.
3. Pour in lemon juice. Then add the remaining sifted flour with baking powder. Mix the dough until smooth.
4. Lightly oil the form, lay out the dough. Place the mold with the dough into the preheated oven.
5. Bake the lemon cake cake for 1-1.5 hours, checking its readiness (pierce the cake with a toothpick in the center, if it remains clean, the cake is ready).
6. Remove the finished lemon pie "Madeira" from the oven and leave to cool in the mold for 10 minutes. Then separate the sides of the cake from the mold with a knife, leave to cool completely. After that, transfer the lemon cake to a plate and serve with tea.