Lavender Pound Cake II

Submitted by COOKGIRl

"This recipe comes from the Sawmill Lavender Farm in Oregon. I like to serve the pound cake in the summertime with a pitcher of iced tea that includes lemon verbena leaves!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 1 cake

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb sweet butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons lavender flowers, rinsed and crushed*
• 5 eggs

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease bundt pan. Cream butter and sugar gradually until fluffy.
3. Add flour slowly to creamed mixture. Blend well.
4. Add lavender. Then add eggs one at a time until well mixed.
5. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes.
6. Cover top with aluminum foil and bake another 30 minutes or until golden and a toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean.
7. Cool in pan for 10 minutes then remove from bundt pan and cool on wire rack. Once cooled, invert bundt pan onto serving platter or cake pan. Garnish with fresh lavender stems if desired.
8. I like to serve this pound cake with real vanilla ice cream!
9. * NOTE: I tested using 3 tablespoons of lavender one time in this recipe and I wouldn't recommend it.

Reviews

[Mia in Germany]

Very easy cake, and so delicious! I used my gluten free cake flour and halved the recipe - yes, I used 2 1/2 eggs. Also I halved the sugar - I do that with all cake recipes, just personal preference. There were some air bubbles in the cake because I forgot to slam the tin onto the counter to remove them before baking LOL But that just affects the picture, not the taste, it is wonderful. Thanks for sharing! Made for CQ 2014

 

[acorn.wallace]

I made this cake for the first time 3 weeks ago, and my husband has been asking me to make it again ever since. It's the easiest "from scratch" cake I've ever made, and it is delicious.

 

[Vnut-Beyond Redempt]

This is an incredibly simple cake to make. Good texture. The batter smelt sooo good when I was mixing it! Used 1.5 tbs of dried Lavender. I seperated the eggs and whipped up the whites before putting it in after the yolks. Will be making it soon again!