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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 65 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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You can ice with my recipe for lavender icing! You all have just got to grow lavender! This is a cake that is on the dry side but very good if you want go ahead and pour some of this (OPTIONAL)syrup on it Moisten & Flavor the Cake With This Simple Syrup Moisten & Flavor the Cake With This Simple Syrup. You have your choice of flavors but I would go with the lavender! Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups sugar |
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature |
6 large egg yolks |
3 1/2 cups cake flour |
1 cup milk |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 tablespoons finely chopped lavender flowers |
Directions:
1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Butter and lightly flour a 13x9x2 baking pan.
3. In a mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in egg yolks one at a time.
5. On low speed, add cake flour alternately with milk.
6. Beat in baking powder and vanilla.
7. Beat in lavender flowers.
8. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes at 350 degrees, until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
9. Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out on to a pretty platter and cool completely.
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