Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Italian tea cake

Italian tea cake. Cream butter or margarine in a bowl, gradually add confectioners' sugar and salt. Blend in flour gradually and mix well. Cool, remove seeds, and chop very fine.

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; stir into the creamed mixture. You can cook Italian tea cake using 15 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Italian tea cake

1. It's 2 cups of granulated sugar.
2. Prepare 2 1/2 tsp of table salt.
3. You need 1 of Lemon zest, finely grated.
4. Prepare 1/2 of Orange zest, finely grated.
5. It's 1 1/4 cup of plus 2 tbsp vegetable oil.
6. You need 3/4 cup of plus 1 tbsp plain yogurt.
7. Prepare 1/2 cup of mascarpone cheese.
8. Prepare 1 tbsp of plus 1 tsp vanilla extract.
9. You need 4 of large eggs.
10. Prepare 3 cups of all-purpose flour, sifted.
11. Prepare 2 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
12. Prepare of Glaze.
13. You need 1 cup of powdered sugar.
14. You need 2 tbsp of maple syrup.
15. Prepare 2 tbsp of lemon juice.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla.

Italian tea cake step by step

1. I used golden granulated sugar, but you can also use white granulated sugar. Add salt to it..
2. Put finely grated lemon and orange zest and rub them with fingertips in the sugar..
3. Whisk vegetable oil, yogurt, mascarpone cheese, then eggs and vanilla extract. Sprinkle baking powder over the batter and mix properly. Sift flour on top and stir it with rubber spatula..
4. Spray the pan with cooking oil and sprinkle it with granulated sugar. Remove the excess sugar. Then, pour the batter in..
5. Preheat the oven at 375°F and leave it the oven for 40 minutes approx. Check with the toothpick, if it comes out clean yo see if the cake is done..
6. Let it cool for 5 minutes and pour the glaze evenly while it is piping hot..
7. Enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea!!.

Infusing tea into a cake makes it moist and tender. Plus it's a fun way to play with the flavors a bit. You could try a Chai or an Earl Grey tea-infused cake. Related: Cinnamon Swirl Chai Bundt Cake. Easy Italian Pear Cake, a simple moist dessert or Afternoon Tea Cake.