Comments on: Earl Grey Cake With Vanilla Bean Buttercream

By: Olivia

Olivia — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:36:03 +0000

In reply to FREYA. Hi Freya! I think it would be fine to fold some in gently at the very end. I would toss them in some flour first to help ensure they don't sink. The blackberries will add to the volume of batter though so I'd make sure the cake tins are 3" tall.

By: FREYA

FREYA — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:04:19 +0000

Hey Olivia,

I’d really like to incorporate blackberries into this cake. Would I be able to just mix some into the batter before oven-baking, or would that somehow ruin the cake ? Not sure how delicate the recipe is when it comes to unexpected moisture etc. What do you think ?

By: Olivia

Olivia — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 23:15:59 +0000

In reply to TJ. Hi TJ! So glad you liked it. Thanks for your tips!

By: TJ

TJ — Sat, 07 Sep 2024 22:20:04 +0000

The cake is wonderful! (I didn’t do the syrup or the buttercream, just the cake itself.) It is flavorful and moist! I did it as cupcakes (about 25min in the oven) and they turned out beautifully. I also, carefully and attentively, heated the milk tea in the microwave, rather than the stove, and that worked well too. I’ve been eating the cupcakes cut in half and toasted with a smear of lemon curd, and the cake holds up very well!

By: Olivia

Olivia — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 16:55:06 +0000

In reply to Lee. Hi Lee! Thanks for the feedback, I'm glad you liked it :)

By: Lee

Lee — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:34:33 +0000

The cake was so delicious, I’ve tried it with different teas as well and it works great! 🙂

By: Olivia

Olivia — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:04:07 +0000

In reply to Valerie. So happy you loved it, Valerie! :)

By: Valerie

Valerie — Sat, 01 Jun 2024 13:34:30 +0000

Truly wonderful! I just made this for a friend’s birthday. I doubled the recipe (which I should not have done lol-the initial recipe would have been plenty for my cake) but anyway I made a 3 tier 6-inch cake. Each layer took closer to 50 minutes to bake and the cake was a bit more dense than I was expecting (certainly not a bad thing, it made each layer sturdier when it came time to stack). It was LOVELY!! I let 3 tea bags steep in oat milk overnight and I thought the addition of the earl grey syrup was a smart way to bring out the overall flavor of the earl grey.

The cake itself was fantastic, I can’t comment on the buttercream because I didn’t use this buttercream recipe, but I was very impressed by the flavor of the cake 🙂

By: Olivia

Olivia — Mon, 27 May 2024 20:31:10 +0000

In reply to Hayden. Hi Hayden! No, the recipe as written makes three 6" cake layers :)

By: Hayden

Hayden — Fri, 24 May 2024 21:27:38 +0000

So for this being my first not from a box cake this might’ve bit off more than I can chew. Was I supposed to multiply the recipe by three to bake three cakes?