Earl Grey Loaf Cake
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- Total Time
- 2hrs 0mins
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- Serves
- 12
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- Calories
- 210
A fragrant cake flavoured with the classic combination of Earl Grey, lemon and honey. We have finished our loaf cake with a honey and lemon, but you could try drizzling with a lemon water icing.
recipe updated May 11, 2025
Ingredients
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- Unsalted butter
- 115 g
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- Lemon
- 1
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- Whole milk
- 120 g
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- Runny honey
- 60 g
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- Caster sugar
- 150 g
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- Egg
- 2
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- Plain flour
- 190 g
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- Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon
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- Salt
- ¼ teaspoon
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- Lemon juice
- 20 g
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- Earl grey teabag
- 4
Tools
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Oven
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Stove
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Prospero
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Saucepan
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Small bowl
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Loaf pan - 23cm (9")
Step preview
- Add milk into a saucepan
- Heat until just simmering - medium heat
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and add Earl grey teabags
- Leave to infuse - 30 minutes
- Making the sponge:
- Preheat the oven - 160ºC
- Grease a loaf tin and line with parchment paper
- Fit the K-Beater
- Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl
- Mix until combined - 3 minutes, speed 2
- Then add the next ingredients
- Mix until smooth - 2 minutes, speed 2
- Then add the infused milk
- Mix until combined - 2 minutes, speed Min
- Transfer the batter into the tin
- Bake until a skewer inserted comes out clean, covering with foil to prevent burning, if necessary - 1 hour, 160ºC
- Remove from the oven and let cool in the tin - 10 minutes
- Making the syrup:
- Add honey and lemon juice into a clean bowl and stir by hand to combine
- Transfer the cake onto a cooling rack
- Brush the honey mixture over the cake while it is still warm
- Let cool completely
- Serve