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Earl Grey Cake with Blueberry Filling Recipe

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This elegant Earl Grey Cake with Blueberry Filling combines the delicate, floral notes of Earl Grey tea-infused cake layers with a luscious blueberry filling. The moist cake layers are subtly flavored with steeped Earl Grey tea in milk, enhanced by a light and fluffy buttercream frosting, and crowned with fresh blueberries, making it a perfect dessert for tea lovers and special occasions.

Ingredients

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Cake

  • 3/4 cup whole milk
  • 5 Earl Grey tea bags (strings removed)
  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 3/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • 1/2 cup sour cream (room temperature)
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg (room temperature)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Simple Syrup

  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/8 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 Earl Grey tea bags (strings removed)

Blueberry Filling

  • 1 1/2 cups frozen Wild Maine blueberries
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch

Frosting

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Decoration

  • Fresh blueberries (for decorating)

Instructions

  1. Steep the Tea Milk: Heat the whole milk over medium-low heat and steep 5 Earl Grey tea bags, removing the strings, for about 6-8 minutes until the milk turns brown. Remove the tea bags, squeezing out excess milk, to yield 1/2 cup of tea-infused milk. Adjust volume with regular milk if necessary. Let cool.
  2. Preheat Oven and Prepare Pans: Preheat your oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease two 6-inch cake pans, line their bottoms with parchment paper for easy removal.
  3. Mix Dry Ingredients and Butter: In a stand mixer bowl, combine cake flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add softened unsalted butter and mix on low speed for about 3 minutes until the mixture resembles coarse sand.
  4. Combine Wet Ingredients: Whisk together the cooled tea-infused milk, sour cream, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla extract. Pour this mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined to avoid overmixing.
  5. Bake the Cake: Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans (about 370 grams each). Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the tops spring back when lightly touched. Let cool in pans on a wire rack for 20 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely on the rack.
  6. Prepare Simple Syrup: In a small saucepan, combine water, sugar, and 2 Earl Grey tea bags. Cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes until sugar dissolves and syrup is tea-colored. Remove from heat and discard tea bags once cooled.
  7. Make Blueberry Filling: In another saucepan, cook frozen blueberries with sugar and lemon juice over medium heat until bubbling, about 10-15 minutes. Mix cornstarch and water, stir into the berry mixture, and cook for another minute until thickened. Let cool completely.
  8. Prepare Frosting: Cream unsalted butter and powdered sugar together until combined. Add heavy cream and vanilla extract, then beat on medium speed for 2-3 minutes until the frosting is very light, fluffy, and white in color.
  9. Assemble the Cake: Trim the tops of cake layers for a flat surface. Brush each layer generously with simple syrup (about 1 tablespoon). Pipe a border of frosting around the edge of the bottom layer, fill the center with half the blueberry filling, then place the second cake layer upside down on top. Cover the entire cake with the remaining frosting.
  10. Decorate: Spoon the remaining blueberry filling on top of the frosted cake and garnish with fresh blueberries for a beautiful finish.

Notes

  • For best measuring accuracy of cake flour, spoon the flour into the cup and level it off rather than scooping directly from the bag.
  • Room temperature ingredients help the batter mix more evenly and result in a tender cake.
  • You can substitute fresh blueberries for frozen if available.
  • Ensure the frosting is beaten well to achieve a light and fluffy texture for easier frosting application.
  • Use parchment paper to prevent cake layers from sticking and to make removal easier.

Keywords: Earl Grey cake, blueberry filling, tea-infused cake, buttercream frosting, blueberry cake, floral cake dessert

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