Easiest Way to Prepare Favorite Best Victorian Tea Cakes

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, best victorian tea cakes. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Best Victorian Tea Cakes is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Best Victorian Tea Cakes is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook best victorian tea cakes using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Best Victorian Tea Cakes:

1. Get 3/4 Cup shortening (Crisco Butter Flavor is great!!)
2. Make ready 1 Cup sugar
3. Prepare 1 large egg
4. Make ready 1 teaspoon baking powder
5. Take 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
6. Take 1/4 teaspoon salt
7. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
8. Take 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
9. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
10. Take 2 1/4 C flour
11. Take 1/2 C buttermilk (will describe how to make your own below, super easy)
12. Take Buttermilk
13. Make ready 1/2 cup milk
14. Get 2 teaspoons white vinegar
15. Make ready Optional Glaze
16. Get 3 C confectioners sugar
17. Take 3 tablespoons (and maybe a touch more) milk..you want a loose but not watery mixture
18. Make ready 1 teaspoon lemon extract

Steps to make Best Victorian Tea Cakes:

1. Buttermilk: For this recipe, use 1/2 C of either 2% or whole milk and add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar..stir well and let sit for 5 minutes
2. Cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth, beat in the egg
3. At this point it's better to add the spices so they mix well…so add the baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, vanilla and lemon extract and mix well
4. Now add half the buttermilk, mix in, then add the remaining buttermilk
5. Now mix in the flour 1 cup at a time for a smooth dough…the dough will be light and fluffy
6. Using the scoop, place the cakes 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet (dough will spread)
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes
8. Remove from oven and cool for 3 minutes on the cookie sheet before removing to a rack or plate to cool completely
9. Let the cakes cool to touch before glazing -also glazing is optional, these are great without the glaze too!
10. Enjoy! ❤️❤️

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