So, I have finally gotten round to making my first bake. I decided to go with plain, old-fashioned lemon Madeira cake as I have never candied anything before so figured that could be my learning curve this week.
I have decided the carrying needs more work. Whilst the slices look good & I am pleased with the finished look of the cake, the rind is still tough & they are far too bitter to eat.
Anyway, here's a pic of the finished cake:

It tastes great, has a nice close texture and isn't too dry. It didn't quite crack on the top as a Madeira cake should, but this is a Mary Berry recipe so I'm blaming her! (Although it could be the fact that the kids insisted on helping)!

Have recorded last night's episode to watch this evening - looking forward to biscuit week!