Recipe(tried): English Madeleines

hi Judy Lee/MI,

the following is my version of english Madeleine's. these are a classic feature of the english tea table. in my opinion, they are made in the concept of lamingtons but of different shapes and ingredients. instead of using a sponge cake mixture, covered with melted chocolate and coconut, it uses a butter cake mixture, jam and coconut. i have done it with a regular cake pan (size 8" square tin) and cut it into many small squares and also a "patty pan" when i didn't have the "dariole moulds", (small steep sided cylindrical moulds) used for traditional English Madeleines. however, just like the French Madeleines, if you have those scalloped Madeleine moulds, they definitely make more eye-pleasing tea time treats and for the authenticity as well.

hope this helps,
eggy/m'sia
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English Madeleines
make 12

1 quantity easy cupcake mixture:
100g butter, at room temp
100g caster sugar
2 eggs, size 3, beaten
150g SR flour
few drops vanilla essence
1-2 T. milk

to finish:
6T. raspberry jam
juice 1/2 lemon
50g desiccated coconut
6 glace cherries, halved

set the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. grease 12 dariole moulds well and line the base of each with a small disc of greaseproof paper.

make the easy cupcake mixture:
cream fat and sugar together until light and fluffy, then bean in the eggs a little at a time, adding a t of lour with each addition. gently fold in remaining flour. add the vanilla essence to the milk and fold in enough to give a soft consistency.

divide the cupcakes mixture amount the moulds. bake for 15 -20 minutes. cool the moulds for a few minutes, then turn out on to a wire rack to cool. when cold, trim the bases so that the cakes stand up straight.
heat the jam and lemon juice in a small pan, or the microwave oven, until the jam melts. pour through a sieve to remove the pips.
hold each cake on a fork, and brush with the warm jam mixture. place the coconut on a plate and roll each Madeleine in it to cover top and sides evenly. place each cake in a paper case, and decorate each with a halved cherry.