Irish Caraway Seed Cake

A variation of Madeira cake (similar to pound cake) that is light and flaky. This cake is just sweet enough to be a perfect treat with an afternoon cup of tea or an on-the-go snack.

Ingredients

• 12 tbsp butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tbsp ground almonds (optional)
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tbsp caraway seeds

Directions

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• 2. Grease and line 7 inch cake pan with parchment paper
• 3. Cream butter and sugar together until very soft and light. Beat eggs and gradually add into creamed butter mixture, beating constantly.
• 4. Sift flour and baking powder together; add caraway and almonds (if using).
• 5. Add gradually into creamed mixture, beating constantly
• 6. Pour mixture into pan
• 7. Sprinkle a little caraway seeds on top
• 8. Bake 50-60 minutes
• 9. Flip out of baking pan, remove paper, allow to cool on a wire rack