Best Victorian Tea Cakes During the time of Queen Victoria, there was a lady in waiting, Anne, the Duchess of Bedford. The meals in England consisted of She drank it in solitude at first. But later, she began inviting her friends and other ladies to join her in partaking of this brew.

Ingredients of Best Victorian Tea Cakes

  1. Prepare 3/4 Cup of shortening (Crisco Butter Flavor is great!!).
  2. You need 1 Cup of sugar.
  3. It's 1 of large egg.
  4. You need 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
  5. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda.
  6. It's 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
  7. You need 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg.
  8. It's 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla.
  9. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of lemon extract.
  10. It's 2 1/4 C of flour.
  11. You need 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. You need 2 teaspoons of white vinegar.
  15. Prepare of Optional Glaze.
  16. You need 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. You need 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! ❤️❤️.

Enjoy classic cake recipes — Queen cake, Lemon Cake, Gingerbread, Pound Cake, Seed Cake, Party Cakes, and more. Mary Berry's easy Victoria sponge cake recipe is a baking classic and a tasty tea-time treat. The nice thing about these blends is you can resteep this tea two more times and still. Anyway, tea cakes are as old-fashioned and southern as church funeral home fans and….and…well just think of something else that reminds you of the South. Some people say tea cakes remind them of sugar cookies but I think they remind me more of sweet cornbread or pound cake in cookie-biscuit.

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