Earl Gray Almond Mini Cake
This recipe is for our Mini Earl Gray Almond Cake Kit but you can also use half of a regular Midtown Mix Almond Cake Base jar if you provide your own spice. Be sure to check out the other recipes that use this base as well!
This easy spiced cake combines the floral and bergamot flavors of Allspicery’s Manhattan Early Gray with a moist texture, perfect for a quick baking project. Preparation takes about 5 minutes, but this simple recipe makes a cake with complex flavors, perfect for a weekend morning treat or afternoon pick-me-up.
Tools and Ingredients:
Supplies & Equipment:
Medium mixing bowl and whisk
6” round baking pan
6” parchment paper (can cut regular parchment to fit)
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/4 cup of olive oil, preferably a flavorful one like an EVOO, but it doesn’t need to be expensive or fancy to be delicious in this recipe
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 325°F.
Add parchment paper to bottom of 6” cake pan and grease sides of pan with a bit of oil.
Step 1:
Combine eggs, olive oil and lemon juice and whisk until thoroughly combined.
Step 2:
Pour in Midtown Mix’s Earl Gray Almond Cake Mix and whisk until combined and pour into prepared pan.
Step 3:
Bake for 35-40 minutes until edges are coming away from the sides of the pan, top is golden brown and center is set. Cool in pan for at least 15 minutes before running a knife along edge of pan to release. Turn out onto wire rack to cool. Serve as is or add garnishes (see Tips and Ideas)
Cake is done baking when it has browned on top and is starting to pull away from the sides of the pan. If the cake has cracks you can use garnish or powdered sugar to cover them up (or ignore them, they don’t affect the taste!).
Tips and Ideas:
Cake will keep on the counter for a few days or up to a week in the fridge, but wrap or cover it to keep fresh
Garnishes ideas:
Tart fruit like raspberries, lemon slices or dried cranberries
Serve with a dollop of Greek Yogurt, clotted cream, mascarpone or very lightly sweetened whipped cream