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Madeleines (Mini French Butter Cakes)
Best old fashioned French Madeleines recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Soft, tender mini butter cakes with beautiful shell design on one side and signature bump or hump or belly on the other side. Dusted with powdered sugar.
👥 18 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Abeer Rizvi📖 cakewhiz
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- saucepan
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- spatula
- pan
- oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Add butter in a nonstick saucepan and melt it over medium heat. You can choose to brown the butter and that will add a lovely nutty flavor and aroma. Remove from heat and keep aside to cool as you work on the remaining steps.
cup Butter (Unsalted)1/2Butter (Unsalted, Melted)2 tbsp
2
In a large mixing bowl, add eggs, sugar, lemon zest, vanilla extract and mix for ⏱️ 5-6 minutes until mixture becomes thick and pale and it forms ribbons when you lift the beaters.
Eggs (Large, Room temperature)2Lemon zest1.5 tspVanilla extract1.5 tsp
3
Add half the baking powder and half the flour and gently mix it into the wet mixture with a silicon spatula. Do not use the mixer any more!
4
Add the remaining baking powder and remaining flour and gently gently mix it into the wet mixture with a spatula too until just combined.
5
Add melted butter and gently stir it into the batter too until mixture is smooth and shiny.
cup Butter (Unsalted)1/2Butter (Unsalted, Melted)2 tbsp
6
Cover and chill in the fridge for ⏱️ 40 minutes. This allows it to become airy and "spongey."
7
Brush melted butter lightly on your madeleine pan.
cup Butter (Unsalted)1/2Butter (Unsalted, Melted)2 tbsp
8
Remove batter from fridge. Do not mix! That will cause air bubbles to deflate.
9
Spoon out about 1 tbsp of the batter and drop it in the middle of each mold. Don't spread it.
10
Bake at 350 degrees F for ⏱️ 10-12 minutes or until tops are light golden brown and there is a "hump" or "bump" or "belly" in the center. They should be slightly firm along the edges and an inserted toothpick in the center should come out clean.
11
Remove from oven and let them cool in the pan for about ⏱️ 1 minute and then, gently remove them from the molds and transfer them to a wire rack to slightly cool.
12
Top them off with a light dusting of powdered sugar.
13
Serve immediately while warm and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts
calories
111 kcal
fat Content
7 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
6 g
sodium Content
63 mg
protein Content
1 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
35 mg
carbohydrate Content
11 g
saturated Fat Content
4 g
unsaturated Fat Content
3 g
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