On the rise..

Here's just a little something i decided to do at the last minute as i had previously had the kenwood out to make cakes..i made two Madeira cakes
This makes one
8ozs plain flour (sorry to you folks who work in metric but I still go by lbs and ozs!)
1tsp baking powder
6oz butter or marg ,softened
6ozs caster sugar
3 medium eggs beaten
few drops of vanilla extract
2tbls milk at room temperature
Cream together the marg or butter with the sugar-its much easier to do this with a mixer or hand held mixer unless you are hell bent on toning up your biceps ...
When it begins to look creamy add the vanilla, and begin to mix in the eggs a bit at a time..add the milk  and begin to add the flour..the object here is to incorporate the flour carefully and not to overbeat-overbeaten flour (unless its bread flour) will make your cake tough...if you so wish you can add lemon rind at this stage..
Put in a lined ( i use greaseproof cake tin liners i think they are a gift from god and i don't know why its taken me 51 years to discover them) tin of about 8 inch round or a 1lb cake tin -you can buy cake liners from most cook shops or online or from a very famous emporium that is quite close to where we live..those of you who live in Cornwall will know where i mean!if you don't have the luxury of a cake tin liner-you can use greaseproof paper.By now i am hoping you have already warmed your oven upto 170 degrees electric..erm- sorry but I don't do gas..so you may have to convert it...i am thinking gas 4-5?correct me if i'm wrong..
the cake should take approx three quarters to one hour to bake , keep an eye on it but don't be tempted to open the door or the cake is likely to fall..if it looks cooked press gently on top, it should spring back..I iced mine with a drizzle of icing sugar mixed with a little lemon juice..and as you can see some greedy blighter has already eaten a slice........wonder who that was....!??
So following this before i out the kenwood away i made a few breadcakes with a little yeast (frozen , that i found in the freezer.- I cannot remember how long its been in there and was a bit doubtful as to wether or not i could resurrect it,,surprise, it started up like a good un',,result breadcakes for tea, to go with some home made soup or maybe a burger?hub will be pleased....there is nothing like homemade bread and its so simple the hardest part is the waiting...