Tea cake with bergamot

Incredibly fragrant and delicious Earl Grey tea cupcake. A cupcake baked in the oven with a subtle aroma and taste of strong black tea with bergamot (Earl Grey). And ground cinnamon and ginger add a special charm to it.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Black Tea (with bergamot)

0.5

Dates

150

Raisins

100

Eggs

Sugar

130

Flour

300

Cinnamon

0.5

Ginger

0.5

Baking powder

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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 11 % 7 g

Fats 3 % 2 g

Carbohydrates 85 % 52 g

258 kcal

GI: 0 / 13 / 87

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 2 hours

Step 1:
Chop dates, mix with raisins and pour hot strong tea.Let stand for 25-30 minutes.
Step 2:
Beat eggs with sugar, add baking powder, ginger, cinnamon and sifted flour. Knead the dough. Add tea with dried fruits and mix everything.
Step 3:
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Put the dough in a form greased with vegetable oil or covered with parchment.
Step 4:
Bake for about 1 hour until ready (check with a toothpick in the center of the cake - it should come out dry).Cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Bergamot is an evergreen citrus tree up to 10 meters tall with pear-shaped or spherical fruits about 5 cm long.The fruits are covered with a greenish-yellow fragrant peel, their flesh has a sour taste.Because of the shape of its fruits, it is sometimes called "princely pear", the fruits themselves are not eaten, but essential oil is obtained from the peel, which has a number of useful properties (antiviral, antiseptic and immunostimulating effects).Also, fragrant tea is made from the peel, flowers, leaves and young shoots, which has a soothing, antiseptic and antispasmodic effect.In stressful situations, this tea helps to relieve nervous tension and restore strength.In many countries, tea with bergamot is known as "Earl Grey".

Therefore, in connection with recent events, I suggest you try to cook this "healing" cupcake.It will not only brighten up your tea party, but also cheer you up.But on one "Earl Grey" it would be "boring" so I added dates and raisins to it.Instead of dates, you can add dried apricots or any of your other favorite dried fruits, you can also add candied fruits.

And to make it even more fragrant, it is enough to add only ground cinnamon and ginger to the dough.Tea cake with dried fruits turns out to be quite tender, tasty, not dry and at the same time not wet. It's a pity, it eats up quickly. The next day it becomes even tastier and more fragrant than fresh, with fervor from the heat!

Cook. Try it. It will be delicious. Nice appetite!