Double Bergamot Earl Grey Tea Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup softened butter
• 2 tablespoons double earl grey tea or regular earl grey tea
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3/4 cup water
• 4 earl gray tea bags
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325. grease loaf pan or bunt pan. in bowl stir flour and salt.
• 2 in a separate bowl beat butter, sugar, tea leaves and vanilla until light and fluffy and the scent of the leaves emerge. add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. gradually add flour mixture in 3 parts beating until combined, scraping down sides as necessary. bake for 1 hour.
• 3 to prepare glaze; in a small sauce pan bring 3/4 c water to boil then seep 4 tea bags for 5 minutes then add 2 c powdered sugar. when cake has fully cooled drizzle glaze over it.