Delicate Aromatic Lavender Cake (Print View)
Delicate aromatic cake infused with fragrant culinary lavender, featuring a light lemon glaze. Perfect for elegant spring and summer gatherings.
# What You'll Need:
→ Cake
01 - 1½ cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 tsp baking powder
03 - ¼ tsp salt
04 - ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
05 - 1 cup granulated sugar
06 - 2 large eggs
07 - 2 tbsp culinary lavender buds, finely chopped
08 - 1 tsp vanilla extract
09 - ½ cup whole milk
→ Lavender Syrup
10 - ¼ cup water
11 - 2 tbsp granulated sugar
12 - 1 tsp culinary lavender buds
→ Lavender Lemon Glaze
13 - 1 cup powdered sugar
14 - 1½ tbsp fresh lemon juice
15 - 1 tsp culinary lavender buds, finely chopped
# How to Make:
01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour an 8-inch round cake pan.
02 - Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
03 - In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in lavender and vanilla.
04 - Alternately add the flour mixture and milk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Mix until just combined.
05 - Pour batter into the prepared pan. Smooth the top evenly. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
06 - While cake bakes, make lavender syrup by simmering water, sugar, and lavender in a small saucepan for 3 minutes. Strain and set aside.
07 - Let cake cool for 10 minutes. Poke small holes in cake and lightly brush with warm syrup. Cool completely.
08 - Mix powdered sugar with lemon juice and lavender until smooth. Drizzle over the cooled cake.
09 - Let the glaze set before slicing and serving.
# Expert Suggestions:
01 -
- The lavender creates this sophisticated flavor profile that feels fancy but comes together with basic pantry ingredients
- That lavender lemon glaze strikes the perfect balance between floral brightness and sweet tangy finish
02 -
- Culinary lavender is much milder than the lavender in bath products, so please do not try to substitute with anything meant for aromatherapy
- The optional syrup step is what makes this cake stay incredibly moist for days, so do not skip it if you are making it ahead
03 -
- Finely chopping the lavender buds with a bit of the sugar from the recipe helps distribute them more evenly throughout the batter
- If you can only find whole lavender buds, pulse them briefly in a clean coffee grinder or mortar and pestle