Professional Baker Teaches You How To Make CAKES!

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil reduces saturated fat while providing moisture.

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers a natural sweetness with fewer calories.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a muffin tin with 10 paper liners.

Heat the milk with the tea on medium heat (do not boil) and then reduce the heat to medium-low and let the tea steep for about 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags, squeezing them out well (or strain out the loose tea, if using) and add the chocolate to the pot, whisking over low heat until melted. Set aside to cool to room temperature.

Beat the butter, sugar and lemon zest by hand, using electric beaters or in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, on medium-high speed until well blended. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

In a separate bowl, sift the flour, baking powder and salt. Add half of the flour to the batter and beat in until combined and then add the tea milk and beat in. Add the remaining flour and continue to beat until smooth.

Divide this between the muffin cups and bake for about 18 minutes, until a tester inserted in the centre of a cake comes out clean. Cool the cakes completely in their tin on a cooling rack.

For the frosting, beat the butter and 1 cup (130 g) of the icing sugar until smooth. Zest in 2 tsp (10 mL) of the Meyer lemon, then juice the lemon and add 2 Tbsp (30 mL) of the juice to the bowl as well as the vanilla and beat well. Add the remaining 1 cup (130 g) of icing sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Pipe or dollop the frosting onto each cake and finish with a sprinkling of decorator’s sugar and a little lemon jelly candy.

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