Earl Grey Tea Cake Recipe

Earl Grey Tea Cake Recipe

Ingredients for the Cake:  Preheat oven to 180°C

5g earl grey tea leaves

4 eggs

120g sugar

50ml milk

100g superfine flour

20g melted butter

 

Earl Grey Tea Cream:

5g earl grey tea leaves

100g whipping cream

100g non-dairy whipped topping

 

Method:

To prepare the cake:  Grind earl grey tea leaves.  Heat eggs, sugar and ground earl grey tea leaves together in a hot water bath up to 40°C.  Beat until fluffy.  Sift superfine flour.  Add flour to the egg mixture.  Fold in gently.  Add milk and mix well.  Pour in melted butter and mix well.  Spoon into cake tin.  Bake at 180°C for 30 minutes until done.  To prepare the earl grey tea cream: Heat earl grey tea leaves and whipping cream together.  Remove from heat and cover the lid for 10 minutes.  Leave it to cool.  Add non-dairy whipped topping and beat together until fluffy.  To assemble:  Cut the cake horizontally into 3 layers.  Sandwich the earl grey tea cream in between the cake layers.  Coat the whole cake in the cream.

 

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