Lavender Tea Cakes

Name: Lavender Tea Cakes
Yield: Makes 12 Tea Cakes
Ingredients: ⅔ cup (4⅔ ounces) plus 2 tablespoons, granulated sugar; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, 6 tablespoons cut into 6 pieces and softened, 2 tablespoons melted; 1 cup (5 ounces), all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon, salt; ½ teaspoon, baking powder; ¼ teaspoon, baking soda; 1½ teaspoons, dried lavender; ¼ cup, buttermilk, room temperature; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 2 , large eggs, room temperature; 1 , vanilla bean; 1¾ cups (7 ounces), confectioners' sugar; 2-4 tablespoons, milk

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With tender, buttery interiors and fine, crisp exteriors, these lavender-infused tea cakes are a sophisticated treat.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Spiced

SERVESMakes 12 Tea Cakes

TIME1½ hours, plus 30 minutes cooling

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Spiced

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The key with dried lavender is adding enough that it's present, but not so much that your pastry tastes like soap; just 1½ teaspoons in the cakes carried its flavor throughout. To keep the cakes from sticking and to ensure a crackly exterio...

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