Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, best victorian tea cakes. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook best victorian tea cakes using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Best Victorian Tea Cakes:
Make ready 3/4 Cup shortening (Crisco Butter Flavor is great!!)
Prepare 1 Cup sugar
Get 1 large egg
Prepare 1 teaspoon baking powder
Prepare 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Make ready 1/4 teaspoon salt
Prepare 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Get 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Take 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
Take 2 1/4 C flour
Make ready 1/2 C buttermilk (will describe how to make your own below, super easy)
Make ready Buttermilk
Make ready 1/2 cup milk
Make ready 2 teaspoons white vinegar
Get Optional Glaze
Take 3 C confectioners sugar
Make ready 3 tablespoons (and maybe a touch more) milk..you want a loose but not watery mixture
Make ready 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions to make Best Victorian Tea Cakes:
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
Cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth, beat in the egg
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
Now add half the buttermilk, mix in, then add the remaining buttermilk
Now mix in the flour 1 cup at a time for a smooth dough…the dough will be light and fluffy
Using the scoop, place the cakes 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet (dough will spread)
Bake for 10-12 minutes
Remove from oven and cool for 3 minutes on the cookie sheet before removing to a rack or plate to cool completely
Let the cakes cool to touch before glazing -also glazing is optional, these are great without the glaze too!
Enjoy! ❤️❤️
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