My second experiment with Tea Cakes first was Eggless Coconut Tea Cake now its Lemon Mint Tea Cake. The lemon gives tanginess mint gives nice flavor and aroma to this Lemon Mint Cake. Great to have with tea moreover this Lemon Mint Cake is made with simple ingredients found in the kitchen. The Lemon Mint Cake is almost over as even my neighbors ate them lol:)……I was happy with my experiment with Lemon Mint Cake! A must try….
Lemon Mint Cake baked in jiffy 20 mins also rised very beautifully. The cake had a great texture with beautiful golden color. I am gonna experiment with more variations of Tea Cakes next might be Cheese Tea Cakes???? Dunno anything is possible with me.
I have not frosted the cake as it tastes great without frosting. You can mix lime juice with icing sugar and spread across the cake. Your frosting is ready in seconds. By the way I am happy that Tina has awarded me as one of the foodie and tasty blogs.Thanks a ton Tina
Total Time: 40 mins (Baking 25 mins rest making)
Serves: 12 to 14 slices
Ingredients:
- 1 Lemon Zest
- 1 Lime Juice
- 1/2 Cup Yogurt Or Coconut Milk
- 5 tbsp Olive Oil Or Butter
- 2 Eggs Beaten
- 2 tbsp Mint Extract
- 1 Cup Refined Flour
- 2 tbsp Corn Flour
- 1 t/s Salt
- 1 tbsp Baking Powder
- 1 Cup Sugar Or as sweetness required
Method:
Take a pan grease with butter dust some flour on it. Alternatively you can place a parchment paper on the greased pan.
You can take readymade mint extract or make like me at home. I just combined fresh mint leaves with little sugar and water. Now grind into a processor and strain the pulp if any. Your Mint Extract is ready.
Sift flour, corn flour, salt and baking powder. Keep it aside.
Take a mixing bowl cream butter with sugar until crumbs are formed.
Now add eggs one by one and beat them on medium speed.
Its time to add lemon zest. Beat until well combined.
Mix lime juice with vanilla essence and yogurt. I don’t have pic for this.
Now mix flour with eggs mixture. Alternatively add yogurt mixture. Start with flour end with flour.
You could decorate with sun flower seeds as I have done. Bake at 180°C for about 20 to 25 mins Or until skewer comes out clean.
Cool for 15 mins than unmould it. Serve hot or chilled with a cup of tea.
Tip:
- Please don’t overbake this cake.
Enjoy Lemon Mint Cake!
Do share your honest views or queries:)
The Printable version below:
- 1 Lemon Zest
- 1 Lime Juice
- 1/2 Cup Yogurt Or Coconut Milk
- 5 tbsp Olive Oil Or Butter
- 2 Eggs Beaten
- 2 tbsp Mint Extract
- 1 Cup Refined Flour
- 2 tbsp Corn Flour
- 1 t/s Salt
- 1 tbsp Baking Powder
- 1 Cup Sugar Or as sweetness required
- Take a pan grease with butter dust some flour on it. Alternatively you can place a parchment paper on the greased pan.
- You can take readymade mint extract or make like me at home. I just combined fresh mint leaves with little sugar and water. Now grind into a processor and strain the pulp if any. Your Mint Extract is ready.
- Sift flour, corn flour, salt and baking powder. Keep it aside.
- Take a mixing bowl cream butter with sugar until crumbs are formed.
- Now add eggs one by one and beat them on medium speed.
- Its time to add lemon zest. Beat until well combined.
- Mix lime juice with vanilla essence and yogurt. I don’t have pic for this.
- Now mix flour with eggs mixture. Alternatively add yogurt mixture. Start with flour end with flour.
- You could decorate with sun flower seeds as I have done. Bake at 180°C for about 20 to 25 mins Or until skewer comes out clean.
- Cool for 15 mins than unmould it. Serve hot or chilled with a cup of tea.
seema says
Dear Maria,
I tried your Carrot cake. But it did not turn out like i wanted it to be grainy with the dessicated coconut in it. After the bake why did the cake just flop down my dear. Also I would like to omit the wheat flour as the cake just tasted of wheat flour. how can i make it better. thanks.
maria says
HI Seema,
Thanks for trying carrot cake 🙂 Firstly can you tell me which carrot cake have you tried is it the eggless carrot cake Or moist carrot cake? Secondly there are many factors one need to bear in mind while baking.
The temperature of all ovens are different as all various kind of capacity and temperature. So you need to know your oven which you will learn slowly once you start baking. So don’t keep your oven at a very high temperature for baking unless the cake demands. Normally cakes are baked between 160°C to 180° C.
Also wheat flour is used for more fiber and nutrients. You can skip wheat flour in the recipe and replace by refined flour if you don’t like wheat flour taste.
Lemme know which cake you talking about I will throw some more light on it.
Love,
Maria
dassana says
wow….. another yummy cake…… looks absolutely delicious…
maria says
Thanks Dassana…
Tina@flourtrader says
I like this unusual cake-your flavor combinations are so yummy. that is why I picked you as one of the award recipients. You are well deserving of those awards and are welcome to copy and paste them to your blog!
maria says
Hey Tina,
Thanks a ton I love to experiment with different food and flavors. Thank you so much again for selecting me and my blog as award recepients. God bless you!
Love,
Maria