Lavender Tea Cakes


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Ingredients

4 teaspoons Dried Lavender
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
4 Whole Eggs
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
1 teaspoon dried Lavender

Preparation

1
Preheat Oven to 350 degrees
2
Grease Muffin Pan, and lightly dust with flour
3
Put the Lavender, and some of the Sugar into a clean coffee grinder, and grind until a fine powder is formed. Combine powdered Lavender mixture with remaining Sugar and reserve.
4
Cream the Lavender Sugar with Butter until light and fluffy.
5
Add Orange Juice, Orange Zest, Almond Extract and Eggs. Mix well.
6
Sift together Flour, Baking Powder and Salt. Beat into the wet ingredients and add Ground Almonds.
7
Pour Batter into prepared Muffin molds, leaving ΒΌ Inch from the top.
8
Sprinkle Almonds evenly over the top of the batter, and dust with Confectioners Sugar.
9
Bake for 35-40 Minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
10
Allow to cool 10 minutes, and remove from pan.
11
Sprinkle with dried Lavender and serve.

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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.

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