Green Cakes of the Week!

After taking a look at the recipes from last week I decided to share some cake recipes with all of you this week. With the holidays coming up I am sure that a lot of you will enjoy these recipes as well as appreciate having them shared with all of you. Baking cakes can also be time shared with your children and loved ones, spending quality time together. What better way to share time with the ones you love than to bake eco-friendly treats together or even for them as a surprise? If any of you have any ideas for an eco recipe that you would like me to share with you please leave a comment. Please keep in mind, however, that not every recipe will be a green one, but it can easily be turned into a green recipe with the use of substitutions. To start the week off let's have a look at a Lavender Cake recipe...

Follow the following recipe to learn how to make a lavender cake:

Ingredients:

¾ cup unsalted butter, softened

¾ cup superfine sugar

3 eggs lightly (fork) beaten

1 ½ cups self-rising flour sifted

1 Tbsp. fresh lavender florets OR 1 Tbsp dried culinary lavender, roughly chopped

½ tsp. vanilla extract

2 Tbsp. milk

½ cup confectioner's sugar, sifted

½ tsp. water

a few fresh lavender florets for decoration

Directions:

Heat the oven to 350F. Lightly grease and flour a ring pan or a deep 8-inch round, loose-bottomed cake pan. Cream the butter and sugar together thoroughly until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly between each addition, until mixture becomes thick and glossy. Fold in the flour, lavender florets, vanilla and milk. Spoon the mixture into the pan and bake for 1 hour. Let sit 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool. Mix the confectioner's sugar with the water until smooth. Pour over the cake and decorate with fresh lavender.

This recipe is by Lavender Farm. Please visit their website to have a full look at their Lavender Cake recipe.

To create a “green” lavender cake simply substitute the items such as milk and sugar for organic milk and sugar.