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vicmarion | 12:45 Tue 27th Jan 2009 | Food & Drink
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Please can anyone tell me if they have made a madeira cake without it splitting across the top when cooked. I sometimes use madeira as a plain cake for icing buit find I always have to cut off the top to get a smooth surface. I need a recipe that will turn out smooth.
Thanks to anyone who knows the secret.
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Hi-If you scroll down the page ,there is an answer to why cakes cack and split.

http://www.floras-hideout.com/recipes/faq.html #cake-cracks
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Many thanks for that, I will have to try using a lower temperature than the recipe states
when you put the mixture in the baking tin make a hole in the centre, about 2 inches deep, this way the cake will not rise so high in the middle
I sometimes turn the cakes upside down for a perfectly smooth surface
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Sorry, thought I had posted a thank you yesterday but it obviously did not get through, so I will say many thanks for the suggestions once again.

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