Lavender Tea Cakes
Photo: flickr user The Gifted Photographer
Ingredients
9 ounces Granulated Sugar
8 ounces Unsalted Butter, Room Temperature
Finely Grated Zest from 2 Oranges
Juice from 2 Large Oranges
1/4 teaspoon Almond Extract
3/4 teaspoon Salt
7 ounces All Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
2 ounces Ground Almond Flour
For the Topping ( Garnish)
2 ounces Sliced, Toasted Almonds
Confectioners Sugar for Dusting
Preparation
1
Preheat Oven to 350 degrees
2
Grease Muffin Pan, and lightly dust with flour
3
4
Cream the Lavender Sugar with Butter until light and fluffy.
6
8
Sprinkle Almonds evenly over the top of the batter, and dust with Confectioners Sugar.
10
Allow to cool 10 minutes, and remove from pan.
Tools
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About
I've written before of my love of cooking with edible flowers, and this is one of the best applications I have for the practice. Almond cakes on their own are wonderful, but with the subtle taste of Lavender added they are superb.
Yield:
10.0
Added:
Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 4:32am