Lavender Cake with Vanilla Buttercream
Elegant and delicious lavender cake that is perfect for a wedding, anniversary or any special occasion.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups self rising flour To make self rising flour mix 1 cup cake flour with ½ tsp. baking powder and ¼ tsp. salt, in this case it would be 1 1/2 cups cake flour with 3/4 tsp baking powder and 1/4+1/8 tsp salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 5 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 egg whites
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 tsp clear vanilla
- 3 tsp dried lavender flowers edible
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
- Prepare 2 6-inch pans with non-stick spray and parchment paper
- Add 2 tsp lavender leaves to the buttermilk and let it sit for about 10 minutes
- Crush 1 tsp lavender leaves and put it to the side
- In a bowl cream the butter
- Then add the oil and the sugar and cream them together
- Add the egg whites mix until combined
- Then the lavender leaves and the vanilla, mix until combined
- Alternate the flour and the buttermilk. Add the self rising flour, then strain the buttermilk (squeeze out all the flavor).
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix until it combines (don't over mix)
Notes
Make sure that you use edible lavender leaves
To make self rising flour mix 1 cup cake flour with ½ tsp. baking powder and ¼ tsp. salt.
To get more lavender flavor add lavender extract if available.
To make self rising flour mix 1 cup cake flour with ½ tsp. baking powder and ¼ tsp. salt.
To get more lavender flavor add lavender extract if available.