Please do yourself a favor and purchase a madeleine pan. I don't know why it took me this long to purchase a madeleine pan, but I am so glad that I now own one. Because they are literally the BEST CAKES EVER, I mean literally. They are so buttery, creamy, and dreamy! They are so soft on the side, yet they have crunchy outside. It is the perfect treat!
Makes 20
Ingredients
113 gr butter
20 gr brown sugar
15 gr honey
60 gr sugar
Pinch of salt
150 gr flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
50 ml milk, room temp
3 large eggs, room temp
Half lemon zest
To decorate
White chocolate, melted
Freeze-dried raspberries, crumbled
Instructions
1. In a medium-sized saucepan, place butter, brown sugar, and honey. Over medium heat cook until butter melts.
2. In the meantime, in a large bowl, mix sugar, salt, flour, baking powder, eggs, and milk. Pour the butter mixture, and whisk until no lumps are visible. Add lemon zest and combine.
3. Transfer the batter into a piping bag, and let it rest in the fridge for at least 2 hours or preferably overnight.
4. Preheat the oven 190°C/375°F. Lightly butter the madeleine pan. Cut 2 cm (0.75 inch) opening at the tip of the piping bag, and pipe the batter into the cavities about 3/4 the way up. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown. Immediately remove the madeleines from the pan by tipping the pan.
5. While they are still warm out of the oven, dip madeleines into melted white chocolate and cover with freeze-dried crumbled raspberries. Enjoy warm!