Earl Grey and Honey Ombre Drip Cake

August 02, 2017

This cake incorporates my favourite tea - Earl Grey and the perfect flavour that goes well with Earl Grey is honey! The recipe has an Earl Grey Sponge Cake, soaked in Earl Grey Syrup which is then filled with honey buttercream. Finally, the cake is decorated with a blue ombre buttercream, with white chocolate ganache drips and homemade honeycomb.

Ingredients:
Earl Grey Sponge Cake:
335g Soften Butter/Baking Spread
335g Caster Sugar
6 x Eggs
335g Self-raising Flour
2 Tsp Earl Grey Tea Leaves (I like to use Twinnings)
1 ½ Tsp Baking Powder
Earl Grey Tea Syrup:
125ml Boiling Water
125g Caster Sugar
3 x Earl Grey Tea Bags
Honey Buttercream:
250g Soften Butter
800g Icing Sugar
200g Honey
Wilton Sky Blue Food Colouring
White Chocolate Ganache:
150g White Chocolate
75g Double Cream
Wilton White White Food Colouring
Honeycomb:
375g Caster Sugar
225g Golden Syrup
125ml Water
15g Bicarbonate Soda

Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4. In a large mixing bowl add the softened butter/baking spread and caster sugar. Mix the ingredients until they become paler in colour. Add the eggs one at a time...
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Nutritions

Calories
99

Sodium
36mg
1% DV

Fat
3g
4% DV

Protein
2g
4% DV

Carbs
15g
5% DV

Fiber
0.30000000000000004g
1% DV