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Ladies Having Tea ...Plus a lovely Earl Grey Tea with Honey and Lemon Cake recipe .....One lump or two ???

10/22/2015

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You all know how much I treasure having a moment in the day that includes a cup of tea out of a lovely china teacup and a little sweet treat 
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A lovely comfy chair to sit for a while and a table to rest my cup of tea on...what more could I want !!
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Those were the days ....how lovely and elegant life was back in the early 1900's 
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EARL GREY TEA CAKE WITH LEMON AND HONEY
 

PREP TIME
40 mins
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
1 hour 40 mins
 
A soft and buttery cake loaf infused with Earl Grey tea and a hint of lemon and honey.

Yield: 1 cake loaf

INGREDIENTS
  • ½ cup (120 ml) milk
  • 4  Earl Grey teabags
  • ½ cup (113 g) butter, melted and cooled
  • 2 tablespoons (45 g) honey
  • ¾ cup (150 g) sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1½ cup (190 g) all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • zest of 1 lemon
Syrup:
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • ¼ cup hot water
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice

INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Heat the milk in a small saucepan, and then steep 2 Alokozay Earl Grey teabags in the hot milk for half an hour.
  2. Preheat oven to 325 F. Grease or line a 9x5 loaf pan.
  3. If your honey is semi-solid melt together with the butter. Using an electric mixer beat together butter, honey and sugar. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.
  4. Add flour, salt, and baking powder and mix until combined.
  5. Remove the teabags from the milk making sure to squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Add infused milk, lemon zest and tea powder from 2 bags and mix until well incorporated.
  6. Fill batter into prepared pan and bake for about 1 hour until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  7. For a nice, clean split in the loaf make a cut into the batter after about 10 minutes of baking time. If the top is browning too quickly, cover with aluminum foil towards the end of baking time.
  8. Combine all ingredients for the syrup and set aside. Let the loaf cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and place on a wire rack. Poke holes into the top and brush syrup on while still warm. Store any leftover syrup in a glass jar in the fridge. A couple teaspoons of syrup make a great addition to a cup of brewed tea.
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Everyone enjoys a little break within a busy day ..make it special 
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Get out the best china..take time with cutting your sandwiches ....make it all elegant and lovely
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Why not organize a tea party afternoon one weekend with your girlfriends ...they would be so excited and everyone could dress for the part ..don't forget the hats !!
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I love these sandwiches ....achieved by baking your own bread and adding food coloring to the mixture ..
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A beautiful English teacup ...I used to own a whole tea set like this but in blue ..it had old English villages on it with thatched roofs on the houses....unfortunately I left it behind in Guernsey when I came over to the USA 
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The Red Hat Society ladies enjoy a good cup of tea  ...too 

Hope this made you laugh and smile 

Have a wonderful day 

Please let us know how the Earl Grey Tea cake turned out ..

Don't forget you can slice it and freeze it ...to enjoy throughout the month with a special cup of tea 
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