Best Victorian Tea Cakes
Best Victorian Tea Cakes

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, best victorian tea cakes. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Best Victorian Tea Cakes is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Best Victorian Tea Cakes is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have best victorian tea cakes using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Best Victorian Tea Cakes:
  1. Make ready 3/4 Cup shortening (Crisco Butter Flavor is great!!)
  2. Prepare 1 Cup sugar
  3. Take 1 large egg
  4. Get 1 teaspoon baking powder
  5. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  6. Get 1/4 teaspoon salt
  7. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  8. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  9. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
  10. Prepare 2 1/4 C flour
  11. Make ready 1/2 C buttermilk (will describe how to make your own below, super easy)
  12. Prepare Buttermilk
  13. Take 1/2 cup milk
  14. Get 2 teaspoons white vinegar
  15. Take Optional Glaze
  16. Get 3 C confectioners sugar
  17. Take 3 tablespoons (and maybe a touch more) milk..you want a loose but not watery mixture
  18. Make ready 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Steps to make Best Victorian Tea Cakes:
  1. Buttermilk: For this recipe, use 1/2 C of either 2% or whole milk and add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar..stir well and let sit for 5 minutes
  2. Cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth, beat in the egg
  3. At this point it's better to add the spices so they mix well…so add the baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, vanilla and lemon extract and mix well
  4. Now add half the buttermilk, mix in, then add the remaining buttermilk
  5. Now mix in the flour 1 cup at a time for a smooth dough…the dough will be light and fluffy
  6. Using the scoop, place the cakes 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet (dough will spread)
  7. Bake for 10-12 minutes
  8. Remove from oven and cool for 3 minutes on the cookie sheet before removing to a rack or plate to cool completely
  9. Let the cakes cool to touch before glazing -also glazing is optional, these are great without the glaze too!
  10. Enjoy! ❤️❤️

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