I came up with this idea sort of on a whim hoping to make a fun and creative cake flavor for my friend's wedding. It wasn't THE wedding cake, though, it was one of SIX cakes at the wedding. The second it cooled down I sliced off the top to taste it and I was SO happy. I really could have eaten the whole cake, plain, straight from the oven. Then my lovely friend Becca from Happily the Hicks asked me to collaborate with her with Lavender as the theme. Thankfully I’d just made this cake and had planned to top it with Honey Lavender Buttercream. Basically the stars aligned. Becca and I (aka #happilythemartinez) have made pure spring bliss and put it here and here to share with you. Obviously if you hate Earl Grey tea then this probably isn't the cake for you. But if you're looking to make a fun easy cake that will make you feel so fancy for saying you made it, then here we go. Let's make Earl Grey Cake together... Preheat your oven to 350 and prep two 8 inch cake pans the same way... Coat it with butter And line it with parchment paper. This is THE ONLY way I've ever successfully gotten a cake clean out of the cake pan. Next we'll put all of our dry ingredients into a bowl: 2 cups of sugar, 2 1/2 cups flour, 3 tsp Baking Powder, and 1 tsp salt. the last dry ingredient we will be adding is tea. Rip open an earl grey tea bag. If the leaves look too big to you then you can quickly chop them with a knife, other wise just leave them as is and toss them in. Whisk everything together and set aside. In a large bowl pour in your wet ingredients: 2 eggs, 1 cup of milk, 1/2 cup oil, and 1 teaspoon Vanilla. whisk it up. Pile your dry ingredients on top and whisk them in. Last step, Pour in 1 cup of brewed and cooled (just not hot) Earl Grey Tea. Whisk it in gently but fully. Pour as evenly as possible in the two cake pans. Bake for 25-35 minutes, until the cake has no wobble. Let them cool in their pans for 15 minutes. Then pop them out, cover them tightly in plastic wrap and place them in the fridge until they're cool enough to frost (you can keep them in the fridge for a week or in the freezer for 3 months) when you're ready, unwrap them and layer them with Honey Lavender Buttercream! I cut my layers in half so that I could have 4 layers. make sure you check Becca’s site so you can see 1. How much better she makes this cake took than I do and 2. Learn how to make a latte that pairs perfectly with this cake. Let me know if you make this recipe by taking a photo and tagging me @MartinezMade_ on Instagram or use the Hashtag #MartinezMade. Or comment here and let me know what you think! It'll make my day
17 Comments
7/23/2019 12:17:55 am
I love eating cake, that is something that I will not deny. People think that I have a serious problem, and I agree with them. I do not even know when I started loving cake, but I am seriously in love with it. I cannot go a week without eating a slice of cake. If there are cakes that I have yet to discover, then that will surprise me. I love eating cake, I love it so much, I cannot help myself.
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Allison Turnbow
8/10/2019 04:04:31 pm
earl grey cake, more like earl great cake
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Alina
1/16/2020 05:18:34 pm
Make sure you add baking POWDER not soda because in the steps with pictures it says soda but in the recipe list it says powder .
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Emily Martinez
1/31/2020 12:55:02 pm
Good catch!! Thanks 🙂🙂🙂
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Gabrielle
1/31/2020 02:20:34 am
I assume that it’s all purpose flour that is used?
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Emily Martinez
1/31/2020 12:55:59 pm
Yes, I always use All-Purpose unless otherwise stated 😛
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Megan
2/22/2020 10:25:24 pm
Hi Emily!
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Emily Martinez
2/28/2020 04:24:20 pm
Megan, I'm not sure how the measurements work, I haven't tried it with cake flour. If you try it that way let me know how it turns out!
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Victoria L.
5/6/2020 01:12:53 pm
Can this recipe translate well to make cupcakes?
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Emily Martinez
5/7/2020 03:54:30 pm
Yes! Just fill the baking cups with 1/4 cup of batter and bake for 20 minutes!!!
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Victoria Lehew
5/17/2020 03:56:27 am
I made cupcakes with this recipe and topped them with a lemon honey buttercream and they were delicious!! Made a batch of earl grey cookie dough to try cookies this week and used this recipe as a base. Can’t wait to see how they come out!
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Victoria
5/28/2020 12:41:32 pm
I’m so glad!!! That sound sooo good!!
Harmony
6/8/2020 07:23:01 am
Is it possible to reduce the amount of sugar?
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tfd
6/20/2020 05:08:49 pm
I always reduce my sugar
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Jess
6/14/2020 10:21:12 pm
First of all, I just wanted to say that this literally one of the best cakes I’ve ever tasted. I love Earl Gray tea and wanted to try the cake! Made it yesterday and it’s literally out of this world. I was wondering if it is possible to use the same recipe but with Chai Tea? I love the consistency of the cake and the flavor and wanted to try Chai Tea as well.
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Emily
6/15/2020 04:31:12 am
Jess, Thank you so much!! What a compliment!! I love this cake as well. You could DEFINITELY do the same with Chai Tea!! If you try it let me know how it goes!
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tfd
6/20/2020 05:11:11 pm
Was thinking the same . We love vanilla chai!. I am tonight making Jasmine green tea with this recipe.
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