Orange Cake flavoured with Earl Grey Blue of London tea

Name: Orange Cake flavoured with Earl Grey Blue of London tea
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 7

Serves 7 | Dessert

Easy

20 min

Discover a truly unique cake that marries bright, sunny flavor with aromatic elegance. The fresh, zesty notes of orange are beautifully complemented by the distinctive, floral bergamot and delicate blue petals of this Earl Grey tea.

Orange Cake flavoured with Earl Grey Blue of London tea

Ingredients

9 oz (250 g) of almond paste
Zest of 1 orange
2 eggs
1 egg white
0.7 oz (20 g) of caster sugar
0.2 oz (6 g) of flour
0.2 oz (6 g) of cornflour
4 tbsp (25 g) of grated coconut
1 tsp (2 g) of ground Earl Grey Blue Of London - Earl Grey tea
⅛ tsp (0.5 g) of baking powder
90 g (3 oz) of butter

Preparation

Allow the almond paste to warm to room temperature, then mix with the eggs and orange zest.
Beat the egg white to form soft peaks, then add the caster sugar. Fold in with the almond paste mixture.
Sift the flour, cornflour, baking powder, grated coconut and ground tea into the mixture, then add the melted butter.
Mix.
Put in a baking dish and bake at 375°F (170°C) for 15-20 minutes.
Cool, then cut into pieces.

Serving suggestion

For a special treat, serve with a lemon coulis.