This little recipe is for Ellen and her tea party.
Recipe posted by cupcake girl
EARL GREY TEA CAKES
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Ingredients
Switch to Cup Measures- 2 earl grey tea bags
- butter (for greasing)
- 60 ml boiling water
- 80 ml milk
- 100 grams unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 2 eggs
- 160 grams caster sugar
- 190 grams self-raising flour
- 230 grams icing sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons breakfast marmalade
- 1 ½ teaspoons orange juice
Method
- Preheat oven to 180C
- Brush 12 medium muffin pans with melted butter to lightly grease
- Empty the tea leaves from the tea bags into a cup and add the boiling water
- Set aside for 3 minutes
- Stir in the milk and then transfer to a large bowl
- Add the butter, eggs, sugar and flour to the tea mixture
- Use electric beaters on low speed to beat until just combined
- Increase speed to medium and beat until the mixture is pale and creamy (the mixture may look slightly curdled)
- Spoon the mixture evenly into the greased pans
- Bake in a preheated oven for 20-22 minutes or until golden and a skewer inserted in the cakes comes out clean
- Remove from the oven and set aside for 2-3 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool
- Meanwhile, to make the marmalade icing, combine the icing sugar and marmalade in a small bowl
- Add enough juice to make a very thick past
- Use a teaspoon dipped in hot water to spread the icing over the tops of the cooled cakes
- Set aside for 15-20 minutes to allow the icing to set
- Enjoy with a cup of tea
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