Earl Grey Teacake
Time: 45 mins-1hr
3 earl grey tea bags,
Zest of one lemon and (half juiced)
250g of butter
1.5 cups of caster sugar
1.5 cups of flour
Baking powder
0.25 cups of milk
3 eggs
Icing sugar to serve & a sprinkle of earl grey tea leaves.
You’ll also need a mug and a kettle to begin. Along with a large cake tin, mixing bowl, wooden spoon, measuring cup, wire rack to cool the cake and a sieve.
Methods:
Steep two of the tea bags in a small cup (or ramekin) for a minimum of ten minutes. If you prefer a stronger brew (or taste) steep for longer, set aside to cool.
Time to grease the cake tin and preheat the oven to 160C or 320 F.
Cream the butter and sugar together in the mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the lemon zest and contents of 1 dry tea bag, (you might want to reserve a teaspoon to sprinkle on the cake later on.) Add the flour and baking powder too.
Crack the three eggs into the bowl and pour the steeped tea mixture into the batter. Mix the cake batter until combined.
Add the juice of half a lemon too,
Drizzle in the milk and continue to mix until smooth. Pour the batter into a pre-greased cake tin and bake for 35-40 mins. Be careful to check and rotate the pan to prevent burning.
Remove from oven and rest on a wire rack, dust with the icing sugar and sprinkle the reserved tea leaves on top before serving.
This is a cake I would love to try, I might just make it myself some time soon. Excellent photos, as usual!
Yes, I would say this cake is for all those tea lovers out there! I hope it’s post worthy
have fun with your baking session and (v glad) you’re still enjoying my happy snaps!
Is the lemon essential in this recipe? Thinking about making without it. What do you think?
I’d say it’s up to you and your preferences. I like earl grey tea with lemon to enhance the bergamot flavour and add a bit of tang to the batter. Let me know how it works out either way
Earl Grey is *my* tea! I blogged about a cake with an Earl Grey syrup but it has never entered my mind to add tea to the cake. Thanks for the inspiration
Truly I couldn’t take credit for the tea cake (as you know) there are so many about! I’m very happy with the method using the steeped tea and leaves though, it’s such a lovely flavour (I’m sure you’d agree!)
That sounds delish!!!!! I really must learn to bake:) I’ll have to experiment one Sunday!
Go for it! Sunday’s are definitely made for experimentation!
Love how you used newspaper to cover the suface.
Cake looks YUM-YUM!
Thank you! It was a pretty piece of gift wrapping leftover from my bday, that I couldn’t bear to chuck out