Lemon drizzle cake with a twist

The thing is I have been so busy 

It's not that I am neglecting this blog 

It's just that I am working on a very exciting new project 

which really came about in many ways because of this blog

I can't tell you about it until September 

but it's VERY exciting

wish me luck 

Meanwhile Ireland is in the midst of storms 

windy, rainy, sleety wetness

when your window looks like this 

light the fires

snuggle up with something comforting like

Lemon drizzle cake - a classic 

why mess with it ?

well why not 

I added some Jasmine green tea 

and the resulting combination is quite delicious

The earthiness of the tea cuts through the sharp lemon and grounds it 

perfect with steaming hot tea on a day like today

JASMINE TEA LEMON DRIZZLE CAKE 

RECIPE

2 tablespoon jasmine tea 

5 tablespoon boiling water

125g butter

175g sugar

2 large eggs

zest of 1 lemon

175g self raising flour

pinch of salt

SYRUP

juice of 1 lemon

100g icing sugar

2 tablespoons jasmine tea

METHOD

place tea in a shallow dish and add 5 tablespoons of boiling water

set aside

cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy

add eggs 1 at a time

add lemon zest and s.r. flour and combine

add salt

pour in jasmine tea and tealeaves fold into mixture

spoon into lined loaf tin

bake for 45mins or until cake skewer comes out clean 

while the cake is baking make your syrup 

add juice of 1 lemon to 2 tbspn jasmine tea and icing sugar in a small pan

heat slowly

leave to infuse

when cake is done remove from oven and skewer with holes 

pour syrup onto hot cake 

(you can strain the syrup or leave tea leaves to sit on top of cake I chose to strain it)

leave to cool slightly

eat

yum

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