Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, best victorian tea cakes. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Best Victorian Tea Cakes is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Best Victorian Tea Cakes is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook best victorian tea cakes using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Best Victorian Tea Cakes:
- Get 3/4 Cup shortening (Crisco Butter Flavor is great!!)
- Make ready 1 Cup sugar
- Get 1 large egg
- Prepare 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Get 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Get 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- Make ready 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- Get 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)
- Take Buttermilk
- Make ready 1/2 cup milk
- Make ready 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- Prepare Optional Glaze
- Take 3 C confectioners sugar
- Get 3 tablespoons (and maybe a touch more) milk..you want a loose but not watery mixture
- Get 1 teaspoon lemon extract
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! ❤️❤️
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