Madeira cake
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She got up suddenly, not speaking, and left the table, the Madeira cake and the raspberries and cream.
From Life and Death of Harriett Frean by Sinclair, May
Matty would like to know the way to make Madeira cake.
From Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various
Rusks, cheesecakes, buns, biscuits, and other like articles as Madeira cake, pound cake, wedding cake, &c., can all be made of wholemeal flour.
From Dr. Allinson's cookery book Comprising many valuable vegetarian recipes by Allinson, T. R. (Thomas Richard)
She kept her face very still, so as not to look greedy, and tried not to stare at the Madeira cake lest people should see she was thinking of it.
From Life and Death of Harriett Frean by Sinclair, May
She would begin with a bun, and go on through two sorts of jam to Madeira cake, and end with raspberries and cream.
From Life and Death of Harriett Frean by Sinclair, May
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