Lavender Infused White Chocolate Cake
This Lavender Infused White Chocolate Cake is so incredibly tasty as well as being a comforting food for times like these, a tender and rich butter cake infused with the floral fragrance of immunity boosting lavender and the soul pleasing sweet creaminess of white chocolate.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 35 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 oz white chocolate, 150g
- 2 tsp to 2 tbsp dried lavender
- 2 tbsp sugar, 25g
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened, 113g
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup self raising flour, 125g
- 5 tbsp ground almonds, 35g
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 1 lb loaf pan with parchment paper.
- 2
Roughly chop the chocolate , then melt the chocolate in a double boiler.
- 3
Crush the lavender lightly with pestle and mortar.
- 4
Beat lavender, butter and sugar in food mixer til smooth.
- 5
Add eggs and mix in.
- 6
Stir in the chocolate until completely incorporated.
- 7
Add flour and almonds into bowl and fold in until just mixed and no more.
- 8
Scoop mixture into the pan. Bake for 35-40 mins or until golden brown and a knife stuck in comes out clean.
- 9
Cool on a wire rack. Once cooled dust with icing sugar.