An elegant Earl Grey Lavender Cake is exactly what your next celebration needs. Fluffy, flavourful, and fragrant cake topped with a creamy lavender-infused frosting.
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A simple Lavender & Earl Grey Cake Recipe
With its beautiful fragrant flavors infused into the cake and frosting, this super easy naked cake is destined to be a new favorite! It is soft, sweet, and satisfying.
This cake has a lovely soft and moist texture, and the lavender earl grey frosting is smooth and creamy. Both the cake and the frosting are easy to make using simple ingredients that create a tasty end result.
Lavender and Earl Grey are both floral and distinct and they complement each other beautifully. This cake uses them subtly to make the most of their delicious flavors.
If you love lavender-infused desserts, check out my simple Creamy Lavender Panna Cotta!
Ingredients & Notes
- All-purpose flour. You can swap this for a 1:1 gluten-free flour for a gluten-free version of this cake.
- Baking powder. Keeps the cake light and fluffy in texture.
- Butter. Adds moisture and richness to the cake. Remember to always use room temperature butter when baking cakes.
- Granulated sugar. To add the perfect touch of sweetness.
- Eggs. This recipe uses a lot of egg to give the cake a delicious texture that is soft and moist.
- Vanilla extract. This enhances the flavor of the cake.
- Whole milk. You can use any other kind of milk or milk alternative for this recipe.
- Fresh lavender. A few sprigs of fresh lavender are all you need to perfectly infuse this cake.
- Earl grey tea. You can use any brand of earl grey tea that you like best for this recipe.
How to make a Homemade Earl Grey Lavender Cake
STEP ONE
In a small saucepan, steep the earl grey tea and lavender in the milk for 5 minutes once gently simmering. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
STEP TWO
In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy - about five minutes.
STEP THREE
Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well.
STEP FOUR
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking powder together.
STEP FIVE
Add half of the flour mixture to the wet mixture and mix until just combined.
STEP SIX
Mix in the infused, room-temperature milk. Then add the remaining flour mixture and mix until just combined - do not overmix.
STEP SEVEN
Pour into lined and greased cake tins and bake for 25-30 minutes at 170ºC, or until lightly golden and cooked through. Let the cake cool completely before frosting.
How much caffeine is in an Earl Grey cake?
It depends on the tea bags you use! Most earl grey tea bags contain between 30 and 50 mg of caffeine, depending on the amount of tea in each bag and the variety of black tea used. Since we're using two teabags in this Earl Grey lavender cake, it would have about 100 mg of caffeine in the whole cake.
Recipe Notes & Tips
- To ensure your sandwich cakes are equal, weigh the amount of cake batter you add to each sandwich tin.
- This cake will keep at room temperature for a couple of days and if refrigerated it will keep for up to 5 days. To freeze this Lavender and Earl Grey Cake, simply wrap each cake layer in plastic wrap to protect them whilst in the freezer and you can then store them for up to three months in the freezer. Allow the cake to reach room temperature before adding the frosting and serving.
- For a stronger flavor, you can add more lavender and earl grey tea to the milk and steep it for a longer time. Alternatively, if you'd prefer a subtler lavender flavor, just steep it for less time.
More cake recipes to try:
- Lemon Cake with Zesty Cream Cheese Frosting
- Earl Grey Bundt Cake with Chocolate Ganache Glaze
- Ginger Sponge Cake
- Maple Syrup Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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Earl Grey Lavender Cake
An elegant Earl Grey Lavender Cake is exactly what your next celebration needs. Fluffy, flavourful, and fragrant cake topped with a creamy tea & lavender-infused frosting.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cup whole milk, reserve ¼ cup for frosting
- 2 sprigs lavender
- 2 earl grey tea bags
- 4 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 ½ cup butter, room temperature
- 2 ½ cup granulated sugar
- 6 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Frosting
- ½ cup butter, room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- ¼ cup infused milk
- 2 drops purple food colouring
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, steep the earl grey tea and lavender in the milk for 5 minutes once gently simmering. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
- In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy - about five minutes.
- Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking powder together.
- Add half of the flour mixture to the wet mixture and mix until just combined.
- Mix in the infused, room-temperature milk. Then add the remaining flour mixture and mix until just combined - do not overmix.
- Pour into lined and greased cake tins and bake for 25-30 minutes at 170ºC, or until lightly golden and cooked through. Let the cake cool completely before frosting.
- For the frosting, cream the butter until light and fluffy using an electric mixer.
- Mix in the powdered sugar, infused milk, and food colouring.
- Pipe onto cooled cake and spread using a spatula. Repeat for each cake layer.
Notes
- To ensure your sandwich cakes are equal, weigh the amount of cake batter you add to each sandwich tin.
- This cake will keep at room temperature for a couple of days and if refrigerated it will keep for up to 5 days. To freeze this Lavender and Earl Grey Cake, simply wrap each cake layer in plastic wrap to protect them whilst in the freezer and you can then store them for up to three months in the freezer. Allow the cake to reach room temperature before adding the frosting and serving.
- For a stronger flavor, you can add more lavender and earl grey tea to the milk and steep it for a longer time. Alternatively, if you'd prefer a subtler lavender flavor, just steep it for less time.
This post was made in collaboration with Kitchen Inspire
