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Earl Grey Vanilla Cake + Blueberry Lavender Jam

07.08.2021

The perfect cake for a tea party. A simple fluffy vanilla bean cake and sweet jam bursting with blueberries topped off with a white chocolate frosting. Each bite is delicious.

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Earl Grey Vanilla Cake with Blueberry Lavender Jam

Earl Grey Vanilla Cake + Blueberry Lavender Jam + White Chocolate Buttercream

Prep Time 1 hour hr
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Ingredients

Earl Grey Vanilla Cake:

  • 3-1/2 cups cake flour organic
  • 1 tsp Himalayan sea salt
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1-1/2 cups Myokos oat butter
  • 1-1/2 cups coconut sugar
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 2 eggs large
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 tbsp vanilla bean paste
  • 2 tsp Earl Grey tea loose leaf
  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 1/2 cup Greek yogurt vanilla

Blueberry Lavender Jam:

  • 1 pint blueberries
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1 tsp lemon juice organic
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tbsp chia seeds
  • 1 tbsp dried culinary lavender buds organic

White Chocolate Buttercream:

  • 10 oz white chocolate chips Lily's
  • 1 cup Myokos oat butter
  • 2 cups powdered sugar Lakanto
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 2 tbsp coconut cream or coconut milk
  • 1/4 tsp Maldon sea salt

Instructions

  • 3 layer, 8-inch cake
    Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.
    Grease cake pans with nonstick coconut oil.

Early Grey Vanilla Cake:

  • In a small pot, bring almond milk to a simmer. Add loose leaf earl grey tea, cover and steep for 15 minutes. Strain and let cool.
    Whisk the cake flour, salt, and baking powder together.
    With a standing mixture, beat the butter and coconut sugar together on high speed until creamy, 2-3 minutes. 
    Beat in the 2 eggs, 3 egg whites, honey, yogurt and vanilla bean paste on high speed until combined.
    Slowly beat in the dry ingredients until just smooth.
    Pour in the Earl Grey tea milk and mix until just combined. Do no overmix.
    Evenly add the batter to the cake pans and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting. 

Blueberry Lavender Jam:

  • Add blueberries, lemon juice, water, dried lavender buds, chia seeds and honey in a medium sized pot.
    Muddle together. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
    Simmer for 8-10 minutes or until the berries burst and start to break down.
    Remove from heat and let cool.

White Chocolate Buttercream:

  • Melt the white chocolate chips in the microwave or a double boiler, stirring until there are no lumps. Set aside.
    Beat the oat butter on high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. On low, add the powdered sugar.
    Stir the white chocolate and beat for 1 minute.
    Add the vanilla bean paste, coconut cream, and sea salt and beat for another minute.
    Add more powdered sugar if the frosting is too thin, add more coconut cream if it is too thick.
    Using a serrated knife, slice a thin layer off the tops of the cakes to make it flat.
    Cover each layer with frosting and a spoonful of jam.
    This is a naked cake so it doesnt have to look perfectly frosted!
    Decorate with olive leaves, fresh lavender sprigs and blueberries!

Notes

I doubled this recipe for the wedding cake but wanted to share as a normal cake recipe. 

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Hi, I’m Arianna

an architect turned baker.

Behind each of my recipes, you will find a thoughtfully curated balance of sweet and savory flavors creating intrigue for both the eye and palette. Desserts to me, are about thoughtfulness and imagination while keeping a healthy balance in mind. In my eyes, the process of architectural design and the process of creating a recipe then composing its structure as one in the same.

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