Earl Grey Tea Cakes

Earl Grey Tea Cakes

INGREDIENTS

• 2/3 cup milk
• 5 Earl Grey tea bags
• 7 ounces unsalted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs, at room temperature
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest, finely grated
• 1 1/3 baking powder

Earl Grey glaze:

• 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
• 3/4 ounces butter
• 3-4 tablespoons Earl Grey tea (strongly steeped)
• 1-2 drops of purple food coloring (for a lilac color)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place the milk in a microwave-safe bowl, and heat it for 90 seconds or until it is hot but not boiling. Add the tea bags and stir briefly. Cover with a piece of foil.
2. Infuse the hot milk for 12-15 minutes, until the milk is a caramel color and very fragrant.
3. Pour the milk through a wire strainer into a measuring cup, to remove the tea bags. Squeeze the bags over the milk to extract all of the flavor. You should have 1 cup of milk. Cool until the milk is room temperature.
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