How To Make Madeleines at Home The madeleine is a traditional small cake from Lorraine region in northeastern France. Madeleines are very small sponge cakes with a distinctive shell-like shape acquired from being baked in pans with shell-shaped depressions. Here's how to make it so easy. Here are the ingredients: 3 large eggs (65g each) 3/4 cup sugar (150g) 2&¼ cup all purpose flour (281g) 3 tsp baking powder (15g) 1 tsp lemon zest 3/4 cups of melted butter(170g) (unsalted and a little warm) I a