Earl Grey Cake Recipe
In this article, we'll show you how to make a mouth-watering Earl Grey cake, infusing the classic tea's aromatic charm into a delectable dessert.
It is the time of year again for garden parties – a wonderful way to be with friends and family, enjoying the sunshine on a summer afternoon. As always, we at Char are delighted to hear how you are enjoying our delicious teas, and a short while ago a customer came into the shop to restock on our most popular Earl Grey tea, and told us they were going to make a cake with it. Naturally, we had to give it a go ourselves, and we are very pleased to find that this Earl Grey Supreme cake it is a secret too good to keep to ourselves. A perfect, decadent accompaniment to any garden party.
INGREDIENTS
Earl Grey Supreme Latte
| Milk | 350ml |
| Earl Grey Supreme | 1 dessert spoon |
Earl Grey Supreme Cake
| Plain flour | 625g |
| Baking powder | 2 teaspoons |
| Earl Grey Supreme | 1 teaspoon (ground) |
| Salt | ¾ teaspoon |
| Unsalted butter | 375g (room temperature) |
| Granulated sugar | 625g |
| Eggs | 3 |
| Vanilla extract | 1½ teaspoons |
| Earl Grey Supreme latte | 250g (cooled) |
Earl Grey Supreme Sugar Syrup
| Granulated sugar | 50g |
| Water | 50ml |
| Earl Grey Supreme | 1 teaspoon |
Lavender Earl Grey Buttercream Icing
| Lavender Earl Grey | 1 teaspoon |
| Granulated sugar | 50g |
| Water | 50g |
| Butter | 300g |
| Icing sugar | 600g |
| Vanilla extract | A few drops |
METHOD
Earl Grey Supreme Latte
- Warm milk in a saucepan over a medium heat until it begins to bubble steadily.
- Reduce temperature, add Earl Grey Supreme, and stir gently for approximately 2 minutes.
- Remove saucepan from heat, allow to cool for 10 minutes.
- Strain 250ml into a measuring jug.
Earl Grey Supreme Cake
- Preheat oven to 200°C for a conventional oven, 180°C for a fan oven.
- Grease two cake pans with butter, dust with flour, line both with greaseproof paper.
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, baking powder, ground tea, and salt. Whisk well.
- In a large-sized bowl, mix butter and sugar until fully-combined and fluffy in texture.
- To the butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time, ensuring each is fully combined before adding the next. Add vanilla extract.
- Add one third of flour mixture to large bowl, followed by half of Earl Grey Latte. Alternate adding flour and latte mixtures, fully incorporating after each addition.
- Distribute batter evenly between your two cake trays, cook for around 35 minutes or until there is little to no batter transferred when a skewer is inserted and removed from the centre of the cake.
- Allow cakes to cool for 10 minutes within their cake trays, and then completely on wire racks until you are ready to ice them.
- Coat cake surfaces with thin layer of Earl Grey Supreme sugar Syrup for extra moisture.
Earl Grey Supreme Sugar Syrup
- Place sugar, water, and Earl Grey Supreme tea in small pot on a high heat. Simmer for 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat, allow to sit for 5-10 minutes longer.
- Strain and allow to cool.
Lavender Earl Grey Buttercream
- In a medium-sized bowl, beat icing sugar and butter until well combined.
- Repeat sugar syrup process above with Lavender Earl Grey.
- Add two tablespoons of Lavender Earl Grey sugar syrup to icing sugar and butter.
- If desired, add a few drops of vanilla extract, and combine until smooth.
- Spread smoothly on (now cooled) Earl Grey Supreme cake, with generous attention paid to the join between cake layers.
You can decorate your cake with cornflowers and lavender – edible flowers are perfect for a summer picnic treat!
Enjoy alongside a refreshing Rooibos Vanilla and Lavender Blossoms cold brew latte to enhance the sweet and floral elements of this cake.