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Great recipe for Best Victorian Tea Cakes. These cakes are like very puffy and light cookies, traditionally served with afternoon tea -but they're delicious as a dessert too! With a creamy lemon flavor these will become your favorite summertime snack! In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.

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

Our recipe calls for the zest of one lemon, adding just the right hint of citrus to the buttery tea cake. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Tips On Making The Best Old Fashioned Tea Cakes.

Instructions 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! ❤️❤️

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Tips On Making The Best Old Fashioned Tea Cakes. If your dough is too sticky to handle then roll it in between parchment paper. I've never had to add any extra flour to this recipe. Adding extra flour for rolling can result in a drier, cracked tea cake and we want a smooth, pretty, tender, fluffy, picture-perfect tea.

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