Madeleine Cakes

Name: Madeleine Cakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 5 eggs (separate the yolks from the whites); 150 g + 20 g (for greasing the molds) salted butter (melted); 200 g flour; 200 g powdered sugar; 8 drops orange blossom water; a pinch salt (added to the egg whites)

Classic French shell-shaped mini cakes with a delicate orange blossom aroma and a soft, fluffy texture.

30 min

Easy

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Ingredients

eggs (separate the yolks from the whites) 5

salted butter (melted) 150 g + 20 g (for greasing the molds)

flour 200 g

powdered sugar 200 g

orange blossom water 8 drops

salt (added to the egg whites) a pinch

Instructions

Prepare

Preheat the oven to 180°C (gas mark 6). Separate the eggs, placing the yolks and whites in different bowls. Add a pinch of salt to the egg whites and beat with a whisk until stiff peaks form.

Melt the Butter

Gently melt the butter in a heavy-based saucepan.

Combine the Wet Ingredients

Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until pale and thickened, then add the melted butter and orange blossom water.

Fold

Slowly fold in the beaten egg whites and flour.

Bake

Grease the madeleine molds with butter, then spoon the batter into each cavity. Place in the oven and bake for about 10 minutes. Remove from the molds.