Lavender Pound Cake

Rita~'s Note:

You can ice with my recipe for lavender icing! You all have just got to grow lavender! This is a cake that is on the dry side but very good if you want go ahead and pour some of this (OPTIONAL)syrup on it Moisten & Flavor the Cake With This Simple Syrup Moisten & Flavor the Cake With This Simple Syrup. You have your choice of flavors but I would go with the lavender!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 cake

• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter , room temperature
• 6 large egg yolks
• 3 ½ cups cake flour
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped lavender flowers

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Butter and lightly flour a 13x9x2" baking pan.
3. In a mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in egg yolks one at a time.
5. On low speed, add cake flour alternately with milk.
6. Beat in baking powder and vanilla.
7. Beat in lavender flowers.
8. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes at 350 degrees, until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
9. Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out on to a pretty platter and cool completely.

Reviews

[Janie Cooper]

Cake had ggod texture but I think there could have been more lavender to provide a more distinct flavor. I made it at work, and customers liked it. I frosted it with lavnder colored frosting and sprinkled little frest blooms on top. Very pretty

[lemoncurd]

I made this cake yesterday for a British expat friend leaving the kingdom after 26 years. Please bear in mind I am reviwing this cake with out tasting it. Whilst the cake was baking I had to steap out for a while and left my domestic maid in charge, Its a possibility she left it too long in the oven cuz it was abit dry and crumbly, it also cracked quite abit. I iced it with your lavender rose icing. I had asked my friend this morning what she though about the cake and her complain was too dry,but she loved the lavender taste and it was just right for her. I will try this cake again for myself, when i do I will review it again

[Lori Mama]

Wow! I've always known you could eat the flowers, but never have tried it. This was awesome, Rita! I didn't have any red food coloring so I just made it plain with the flowers and appeared to be just fine in the presentation department. Wonderful flavor.