That of Earl Gray tea cake is an unmissable recipe for lovers of the most famous flavored English tea: the classic soft cake, with a fragrant dough and enriched with splinters of dark chocolate, covered with a delicious frosting. A real treat for snack and tea time.
Ingrediants
- 120 g of soft butter
- 200 g of granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 190 g of flour 00
- 1 teaspoon of Earl Gray tea
- 1/2 sachet of baking powder (8 g)
- 120 ml of whole milk
- the grated zest of 1 lemon
FOR THE CAKE:
- 50 g of chopped dark chocolate
- 125 g of mascarpone
- 75 g of fresh cream
- 30 g of powdered sugar
- 1/2 vanilla bean
- unsweetened cocoa powder
FOR FROSTING:
FURTHERMORE:
If you love the most famous blend of black tea flavored with bergamot, you will love the Earl gray tea cake: a soft fragrant cake, prepared with this elegant and refined infusion. In the dough also flakes of dark chocolate, which enhance the aroma of the citrus fruit, and a covering to the mascarpone cheese which makes our Earl Gray tea cake super greedy.
The recipe for this dessert is pretty easy and is perfect for all times when a cuddle is needed a snack. As well as, of course, for a real one high tea or the brunch Sunday.
Matcha Tea Cake is also made with a particular type of Japanese tea. It is a green tea and in powder form, which gives the sweet unique color and aroma. If you prefer the coffee, the coffee and chocolate chip cake is very simple but delicious.
OTHER DELICIOUS RECIPES: Pound cake, Victoria sponge cake, Neapolitan bundt cake, Poke cake
How to prepare: Earl gray tea cake
- Execution
- easy
- Preparation time
- 25 min
- Cooking time
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35 min
- Portions
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8
How to prepare: Earl gray tea cake
To prepare the Earl gray cake, start whipping the soft butter with the sugar using the whisk of the planetary mixer or an electric mixer. When you have obtained a frothy mixture, add the grated lemon zest, and the eggs one at a time, continuing to work until they are amalgamated.
Then add the sifted flour and yeast, the tea and milk alternating them and mix until you get a homogeneous mixture. Also add the coarsely chopped dark chocolate and mix.
Pour the mixture into a 22 cm diameter mold, greased and lined with parchment paper, and level. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 ° for about 30-35 minutes and let the cake cool completely before taking it out of the oven.
Just before serving, prepare the frosting: whip cream and mascarpone, with an electric mixer, together with the sifted sugar and vanilla seeds. You will need to get a foamy mass. Spread the mixture on the surface of the cake, leveling with a spatula or the back of a spoon. Sprinkle Earl Gray cake with unsweetened cocoa powder to taste and serve.
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