Earl Grey Chocolate Cake

Submitted by Greggy

"Tea meets chocolate in decadent cake form"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 cake

ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 cup non-fat powdered milk
• 3⁄4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1⁄4 cups steeped earl grey tea (cooled down to room temperature.)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pink himalayan sea salt
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs

directions

1. Mix dry ingredients in a Kitchen Aid mixer with a paddle attachment, except the cherries.
2. Add liquid ingredients and mix until incorporated. Scrape bowl in between mixing.
3. Bake at 350 F, until toothpick comes out clean and has a bouncy spring when pressed in the middle of the cake.

4. Tips and Variations:

5. You could layer the cake with Earl Grey Truffle Ganache and Whipped Cream. 1 cup of.
6. Heavy Cream steeped in Earl Grey tea- poured over 2 cups of milk or dark chocolate. Gently.
7. mix the ingredients until smooth and spreadable.
8. Great with whipped Chantilly Cream or Swiss Buttercream.
9. You could make an Earl Grey simple syrup by mixing 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of hot water.
10. steeped with Earl Grey Tea. Cool down and spritz the cake with the simple syrup for a more moist and flavorful cake.