Aspiring Bakers #30: Orange Tea Butter Cake

 

I'm  submitting this post to Aspiring Bakers #30: it's Tea time! (April 2013) hosted by Food Playground.

Ingredients:

    125g butter,softened
    90g sugar
    2 eggs
    30ml infused orange flavour tea
    100g self raising flour

    1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    3 sachets of orange flavour tea leaves

Method:

1. Cream butter and sugar till pale and fluffy.
2. Add eggs,one at a time,mix well.
3. Add vanilla extract,mix well.
4. Add milk and flour+leaves,alternate,ending with flour+leaves,mix well.
5. Pour into 7" round tin.
6. Shake them a little to even out the batter.
7. Bake in a pre heated oven for 15 minutes at 180°C then reduce to 160°C for  10 minutes or till cooked.
8. Remove from tinand cool on rack.

Adapted from: http://dequeenkitchen.blogspot.com/2013/04/earl-grey-tea-butter-cake.html