Description
Indulge in the delicate flavors of Earl Grey tea and culinary lavender with this exquisite London Fog Cake. Moist Earl Grey-infused cake layers are soaked in a fragrant Earl Grey milk mixture and frosted with a creamy lavender-infused cream cheese frosting, creating a sophisticated and delicious dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
Earl Grey Cake:
- 3 tbsp (12 g) Earl Grey tea
- 1 tbsp (2 g) culinary lavender
- 2 1/4 cups (282 g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 10 tbsp (140 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups (300 g) granulated white sugar
- 3 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
- 1 cup (240 ml) buttermilk
- 1/2 cup whole milk
Earl Grey Milk Soak:
- 2 tbsp (8 g) Earl Grey tea
- 1/2 tbsp (1 g) culinary lavender
- 1/2 cup (150 g) sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste
Lavender Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 tbsp (2 g) culinary lavender
- 1 cup (224 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, cold
- 2 cups (260 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
- purple food coloring (optional)
Instructions
- For the Earl Grey Cake Preheat the oven. Prepare pan and ingredients. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Alternate adding buttermilk and dry ingredients. Bake and cool cake.
- For the Earl Grey Milk Soak Heat milk and steep with tea and lavender. Strain and cool. Mix with condensed milk and vanilla.
- For the Lavender Cream Cheese Frosting Ground lavender. Beat butter, then add cream cheese. Mix in powdered sugar, lavender, and vanilla. Color with food coloring.
- Assembling the Cake Slice cake, poke holes, soak with milk mixture, and frost with lavender cream cheese frosting. Cut into slices and serve.
Notes
- Ensure the milk mixture is completely cooled before soaking the cake.
- Adjust the amount of food coloring to achieve the desired shade of frosting.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: London Fog Cake, Earl Grey, Lavender, Cream Cheese Frosting, Dessert
