Afternoon Tea

I hope you're having a lovely afternoon!

Lemon Cake

Ingredients:

8 tablespoons butter, 3 eggs, 1 1/4 cups sugar, 1 1/2 cups flour, 3 1/2 teaspoon baking powder,

1 teaspoon salt, rind of 1 lemon, juice of 1 lemon, 1/2 cup milk

preheat oven to 355 F. grease and line the base of a deep cake pan with baking paper. 

beat butter, rind and sugar in a bowl until creamy and fluffy. add eggs one at a time beating after each addition. sift flour, baking powder and salt over the egg mixture. add juice and beat for a few seconds. add milk and beat until well combined. pour into prepared tin. tap the tin to settle the batter. bake in preheated oven for 50-60 minutes until golden and cooked through.

Earl Grey and Poppy Seed Muffins

Earl Grey and Poppy Seed Muffins

recipe taken from Rapsberri Cupcakes

4 earl grey tea bags

1 cup of milk

2 1/2 cups of flour

3 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder

1 teaspoon of salt

3/4 cup of sugar

9 tablespoons of butter

2 eggs (lightly whisked)

Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 12-hole muffin/cupcake tin with liners or folded squares of baking paper. Warm the milk until it is nearly boiling in a small saucepan, then add tea bags set aside to infuse and cool. Place sifted flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and poppy seeds in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine. Add milk mixture, butter and eggs and use a whisk to gently combine until smooth. Spoon mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of a muffin comes out clean. Try your best not to over-bake them as it will dry them out.

Cafe Mocha

A perfect way to end the day.

-Chloe