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
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