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Great recipe for Best Victorian Tea Cakes. These cakes are like very puffy and light cookies, traditionally served with afternoon tea -but they're delicious as a dessert too! With a creamy lemon flavor these will become your favorite summertime snack! In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.
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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have best victorian tea cakes using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Best Victorian Tea Cakes:
- Prepare 3/4 Cup shortening (Crisco Butter Flavor is great!!)
- Get 1 Cup sugar
- Get 1 large egg
- Prepare 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Get 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Take 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Get 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- Take 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- Make ready 2 1/4 C flour
- Make ready 1/2 C buttermilk (will describe how to make your own below, super easy)
- Make ready Buttermilk
- Get 1/2 cup milk
- Prepare 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- Make ready Optional Glaze
- Take 3 C confectioners sugar
- Make ready 3 tablespoons (and maybe a touch more) milk..you want a loose but not watery mixture
- Get 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Our recipe calls for the zest of one lemon, adding just the right hint of citrus to the buttery tea cake. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Tips On Making The Best Old Fashioned Tea Cakes.
Steps to make Best Victorian Tea Cakes:
- Buttermilk: For this recipe, use 1/2 C of either 2% or whole milk and add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar..stir well and let sit for 5 minutes
- Cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth, beat in the egg
- At this point it's better to add the spices so they mix well…so add the baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, vanilla and lemon extract and mix well
- Now add half the buttermilk, mix in, then add the remaining buttermilk
- Now mix in the flour 1 cup at a time for a smooth dough…the dough will be light and fluffy
- Using the scoop, place the cakes 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet (dough will spread)
- Bake for 10-12 minutes
- Remove from oven and cool for 3 minutes on the cookie sheet before removing to a rack or plate to cool completely
- Let the cakes cool to touch before glazing -also glazing is optional, these are great without the glaze too!
- Enjoy! ❤️❤️
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Tips On Making The Best Old Fashioned Tea Cakes. If your dough is too sticky to handle then roll it in between parchment paper. I've never had to add any extra flour to this recipe. Adding extra flour for rolling can result in a drier, cracked tea cake and we want a smooth, pretty, tender, fluffy, picture-perfect tea.
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