Lavender Honey Cake
Category
Dessert
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Calories
496
Author:
Giada De Laurentiis
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup water
-
5 dried
lavender sprigs
- ⅓ cup sugar
-
1 cup
flour
-
¾ cup
semolina
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
-
1
teaspoon dried lavender (chopped)
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest (from 2 lemons)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
-
½ cup
olive oil
-
½ cup orange or citrus honey
- 2 eggs (at room temperature)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (from ½ lemon)
- ⅓ cup lavender syrup
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon orange blossom honey
For The Lavender Syrup
For The Cake
Vanilla Cream
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch-round baking pan. Cut a circle of parchment to line the bottom of the pan and butter the parchment. Set aside.
For the syrup:
- Add the water, lavender, and sugar to a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for about 4 minutes or until reduced by half. Turn off the heat and steep for 3 minutes. Strain and allow to cool to room temperature.
For the cake:
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, semolina, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and lavender. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the lemon zest, vanilla, olive oil, honey, eggs, lemon juice, and cooled lavender syrup.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix together using a rubber spatula until just combined. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
For the vanilla cream:
Place the heavy cream, vanilla, and honey in a large bowl. Using a handheld mixer, beat on high for about 3 minutes, or until soft peaks form. Serve each slice of cake with a dollop of the vanilla cream.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- per serving
- Calories
- 496
- Carbs
- 62 grams
- Protein
- 6 grams
- Fat
- 26 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 19 grams
- Cholesterol
- 82 milligrams
- Sodium
- 322 milligrams
- Fiber
- 1 grams
- Sugar
- 34 grams
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