Bolo de família is exactly what its name promises: the everyday family version of Madeira’s grand Christmas fruit cakes. It is lighter than bolo preto and less intense than bolo de mel, which makes it the cake people keep cutting long after Christmas lunch is over.
Raisins, nuts, citrus, and Madeira wine give it holiday flavor without turning it into a brick. It is especially good with coffee the next morning.
Bolo de Família Madeirense (Madeiran Christmas Family Cake) Recipe
What you need
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups (315 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup (170 g) unsalted butter
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) Madeira wine
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup (110 g) raisins
- 1/2 cup (60 g) chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup (60 g) chopped almonds
- 1/2 cup (80 g) candied orange peel
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Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line a 9-inch round cake pan.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the Madeira and vanilla.
- Fold in the dry ingredients, then the raisins, walnuts, almonds, and candied peel.
- Bake 50 to 60 minutes, until golden and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool before slicing.
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