FAERIE CAKE WITH LAVENDER WHIPPED CREAM

Faerie cake with Lavender whipped cream image

Provided by Stormy Stewart

Categories Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/4 c butter
1 1/2 c sugar (divided)
4 eggs (yokes and whites divided)
4 tsp milk
1/2 c flour
2 Tbsp flour mixed with 1 tsp baking powder
1 pinch salt
2 tsp vanilla (divided)
chopped nuts
whipped cream

Steps:

1. Mix butter, 1/2 cup sugar, egg yolks, milk, flour, baking powder, salt and 1 tbsp. vanilla. Place cake batter evenly into two 10 inch pans. Beat egg whites stiff and add 1 cup sugar and vanilla. Spread mixture onto raw cake batter. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake in very slow oven - 300 degrees for 35 minutes or until done. Serve with whipped cream or Lavender Whipped Cream.
2. LAVENDER WHIPPED CREAM INGREDIENTS 1 cup heavy cream 3 tbsp. fresh lavender flowers or 1 tbsp. dried lavender flowers (with no oils) 1 tbsp. sugar Fresh lavender for garnish DIRECTIONS Combine cream and 3 tablespoons lavender. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours while cream absorbs flavor of flowers. Strain cream, discarding flowers. Beat cream at medium speed of electric mixer, until almost stiff. Gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until cream is stiff. Sprinkle lavender flowers over cream before serving with fresh fruit or cake.