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How to Cook Speedy Best Victorian Tea Cakes

  • By Dominic Snyder
  • 29 Sep, 2020
How to Cook Speedy Best Victorian Tea Cakes
How to Cook Speedy Best Victorian Tea Cakes

Hey everyone, welcome to our recipe page. Today I will show you how to make a distinctive dish, Best Victorian Tea Cakes. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i’am gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be smell and look delicious.

Best Victorian Tea Cakes Recipe.

You can cook Best Victorian Tea Cakes using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Best Victorian Tea Cakes

  1. You need 3/4 Cup of shortening (Crisco Butter Flavor is great!!).
  2. Take 1 Cup of sugar.
  3. You need 1 of large egg.
  4. Make ready 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
  5. It’s 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda.
  6. It’s 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
  7. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg.
  8. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla.
  9. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of lemon extract.
  10. Prepare 2 1/4 C of flour.
  11. Make ready 1/2 C of buttermilk (will describe how to make your own below, super easy).
  12. It’s of Buttermilk.
  13. You need 1/2 cup of milk.
  14. Prepare 2 teaspoons of white vinegar.
  15. It’s of Optional Glaze.
  16. Take 3 C of confectioners sugar.
  17. It’s 3 tablespoons of (and maybe a touch more) milk..you want a loose but not watery mixture.
  18. Take 1 teaspoon of lemon extract.

Best Victorian Tea Cakes step by step

  1. 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.
  2. Cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth, beat in the egg.
  3. 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.
  4. Now add half the buttermilk, mix in, then add the remaining buttermilk.
  5. Now mix in the flour 1 cup at a time for a smooth dough…the dough will be light and fluffy.
  6. Using the scoop, place the cakes 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet (dough will spread).
  7. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  8. Remove from oven and cool for 3 minutes on the cookie sheet before removing to a rack or plate to cool completely.
  9. Let the cakes cool to touch before glazing -also glazing is optional, these are great without the glaze too!.
  10. Enjoy! ❤️❤️.