Cream the butter, sugar until light and aerated. Add the zest and eggs. Sift all the dry ingredients. Add lemon juice, orange juice and sour cream. Mix it well and whip. Gently fold all the ...

This is the cake you’re likely to spot on a side table at the Crawley family’s afternoon tea on “Downton Abbey.” Madeira cake, named after the fortified Portuguese wine with which it was often paired, ...

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees with the rack in the middle. Grease an 8½ by 4½-inch loaf pan, then lightly coat with sugar, tapping out the excess. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, lemon ...