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    You are here: Home / Recipes / Breads & Loaf Cakes / earl grey and lemon loaf

    earl grey and lemon loaf

    Nov 25, 2015 · 4 Comments

    earl grey and lemon loaf | The Baking Fairy

    Hello, darlings! Thanksgiving is getting closer and closer, and since all I'm seeing lately is pumpkin and pie left and right, I decided to share something a little different today... loaf cake! This baby is rich and dense, without being heavy, and it has light and subtle Earl Gray and lemon flavors. This is reminiscent of your favorite cozy cup of tea! And, coincidentally, it goes pretty fantastically with a cup, too. Let's get to work!

    earl grey and lemon loaf | The Baking Fairy

    Since this is essentially a pound cake, the grocery list is pretty basic... flour, butter, sugar, eggs, and milk. I decided to make this extra delicious by brewing some strong Earl Grey tea in the milk, and adding some lemon zest for a fresh twist. Big, steaming mugs of tea with lemon never fail to remind me of my time in England! I lived there for just about 3 years as a child, and while my memories of the place are definitely all over, I will always remember coming home from school every day and warming up with a cup of tea my mom had prepared for me. Most days, I favored tea with milk, but sometimes she talked me into having my tea with lemon instead.

    earl grey and lemon loaf | The Baking Fairy

    earl grey and lemon loaf | The Baking Fairy

    For the longest time, inexplicably, I thought that tea tasted a specific way because it was made with milk. It's kind of weird to explain, but I guess my mom always bought Earl Grey and I always had it with milk, and I thought the cozy flavor was due to the addition of milk. Whatever. Imagine my surprise when I got to college and my tea obsession resurfaced and I discovered that that's just what Earl Grey tasted like. Like, without milk. Mind. Blown. Since then, I've become re-obsessed with the warm, cozy flavors of Earl Grey. It will always have a special, nostalgic place in my heart! This loaf is so simple to make, but the delicate tea and citrus flavors make it incredibly delicious and addictive!

    earl grey and lemon loaf | The Baking Fairy

    5.0 from 1 reviews
    earl grey and lemon loaf
     
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    Prep time
    15 mins
    Cook time
    60 mins
    Total time
    1 hour 15 mins
     
    Author: Valentina | The Baking Fairy
    Recipe type: Breads & Loaf Cakes
    Serves: one 9x5 loaf
    Ingredients
    • ⅔ cup unsalted butter, at room temp
    • 1¼ cups sugar
    • ⅔ cup milk
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 2 cups flour
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1½ teaspoon baking powder
    • 3 eggs
    • zest of ½ lemon
    • 4 Earl Grey tea bags
    • for the glaze: ½ cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    Instructions
    1. Preheat the oven to 375F. Butter and flour a 9x5 loaf pan.
    2. In a microwave-safe mug, heat the milk until it's almost boiling. Add in the tea bags, and allow some time for them to steep.
    3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
    4. Beat in the vanilla, then add in the eggs, one at a time. Add in the lemon zest.
    5. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder.
    6. Add in half the dry ingredients into the butter mixture, followed by the milk and tea, and finishing with the rest of the dry ingredients.
    7. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, and bake at 375F for 10 minutes, then lower the oven to 350F and bake for 45-50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
    8. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract to make the glaze. Once the loaf is cool enough to handle, remove from the pan, and drizzle the glaze on top.
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    1. Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel says

      November 25, 2015 at 4:35 pm

      You know, I've never baked with tea. But I love the idea! Especially Earl Gray, which has such amazing flavor. This cake sounds delish!! Happy Thanksgiving!

      Reply
    2. Jess says

      July 15, 2019 at 7:57 pm

      Hiya! What kind of flour do you use for this? X

      Reply
      • valentina says

        July 16, 2019 at 12:33 pm

        Hi Jess! I just use regular all-purpose flour 🙂

        Reply
    3. AA says

      May 13, 2020 at 3:10 pm

      This recipe is incredible!! I tried it out the way it's written and it tasted great, although I couldn't taste the earl grey really. I tried adding the dried tea into the batter instead and that really upped the tea flavor while keeping the brightness of the lemon.

      Reply

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