Chamomile Tea Cake With Strawberry Icing Recipe
A delightful Chamomile Tea Cake with a luscious Strawberry Icing that combines the subtle floral notes of chamomile with the sweet tang of strawberries, creating a perfect harmony of flavors in every bite.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours
- Yield: 1 loaf cake 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
Cake:
- 1/2 cup/115 grams unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons/6 grams chamomile tea (from 4 to 6 tea bags), crushed fine if coarse
- 1 cup/240 milliliters whole milk
- 1 cup/200 grams granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 large lemon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups/192 grams all-purpose flour
Strawberry Icing:
- 1 cup/124 grams confectioners’ sugar
- 1/2 cup/8 grams freeze-dried strawberries
Instructions
- Prepare the Chamomile Butter: Melt butter in a saucepan and pour it over crushed chamomile in a bowl. Let it steep and cool.
- Infuse the Milk: Simmer milk with chamomile, let it cool.
- Preheat and Prep: Heat oven, grease and line a loaf pan.
- Mix the Batter: Whisk together sugar, salt, eggs, lemon zest, baking powder, vanilla, flour, and milk.
- Bake: Transfer batter to pan and bake until done.
- Make the Icing: Combine lemon juice, confectioners’ sugar, and crushed strawberries.
- Ice the Cake: Pour icing over cooled cake and let it set.
Notes
- You can adjust the amount of lemon juice in the icing to suit your taste preference.
- For a stronger chamomile flavor, you can steep the tea in the milk for a longer period.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 275
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
Keywords: Chamomile Tea Cake, Strawberry Icing, Dessert Recipe, Baking, Tea-infused Cake
