Hello Lovelies~
I know when I normally do food posts I do them on Fridays, but this post just couldn't wait a few extra days, it had to be shared now.
So!!!
I was sitting around, reading and watching T.V. last night when my mom came into the living room and said, 'Hey! You know what would be a yummy idea? An Earl Grey Cake.'
My immediate reaction was something along the lines of , O.O.....yes please.
So we tossed a few ideas back and forth and looked around the kitchen to see what we had and if we could possibly pull this amazing idea off and low and behold, we happened to have everything we needed!
We used a simple white cake and rather than water, we used hot tea. I would recommend cooling you tea before hand, but this was an experiment and we didn't, so it was only after we added the hot tea that the idea of the tea cooking the eggs hit us, so we put the batter in the freezer to cool for a bit.
The tea turned the batter a beautiful soft almond color. It was so pretty to see, but it also thickened a bit in the freezer so if you try this at home, be warned.
After it baked and we let it cool I frosted it with pink lemonade frosting and large chocolate flowers on top. It was rather fun to do.
My flowers look so wonky ^_^; Lol I'll have to bake more to practice more!
The cake ended up being soft and very light. The taste and just enough tea flavor to pair well with the sweetness of the frosting, but I think that next time I make it, I'll use whipped cream with lemon zest as the frosting to let the cake be the start of the desert like it should be.
For my next adventure, I think I'll try to infuse a Chocolate cake with Earl Grey and create a lavender frosting.
Happy Baking Everyone~~~!!!!
I know when I normally do food posts I do them on Fridays, but this post just couldn't wait a few extra days, it had to be shared now.
So!!!
I was sitting around, reading and watching T.V. last night when my mom came into the living room and said, 'Hey! You know what would be a yummy idea? An Earl Grey Cake.'
My immediate reaction was something along the lines of , O.O.....yes please.
So we tossed a few ideas back and forth and looked around the kitchen to see what we had and if we could possibly pull this amazing idea off and low and behold, we happened to have everything we needed!
We used a simple white cake and rather than water, we used hot tea. I would recommend cooling you tea before hand, but this was an experiment and we didn't, so it was only after we added the hot tea that the idea of the tea cooking the eggs hit us, so we put the batter in the freezer to cool for a bit.
The tea turned the batter a beautiful soft almond color. It was so pretty to see, but it also thickened a bit in the freezer so if you try this at home, be warned.
After it baked and we let it cool I frosted it with pink lemonade frosting and large chocolate flowers on top. It was rather fun to do.
My flowers look so wonky ^_^; Lol I'll have to bake more to practice more!
The cake ended up being soft and very light. The taste and just enough tea flavor to pair well with the sweetness of the frosting, but I think that next time I make it, I'll use whipped cream with lemon zest as the frosting to let the cake be the start of the desert like it should be.
For my next adventure, I think I'll try to infuse a Chocolate cake with Earl Grey and create a lavender frosting.
Happy Baking Everyone~~~!!!!
2 comments:
That looks like such a yummy cake! Also I think that your flowers are very pretty. :)
Thanks so much ^_^ It's a very delicate flavor that pairs well with jasmine tes I've found.
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