{"id":32283,"date":"2016-09-01T18:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T23:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=32283"},"modified":"2016-12-01T17:23:08","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T22:23:08","slug":"lavender-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=32283","title":{"rendered":"Lavender Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Last week I needed to prepare a tasty treat that would appeal to some of my friends who were coming to my house for a function.\u00a0 For some reason, the idea of serving a lavender cake sounded interesting to me.\u00a0 I have never eaten lavender cake before.\u00a0 In fact, I didn&#8217;t even know if such a thing existed.\u00a0 So, I went to trusty Google and typed in lavender cake recipe, and a few appeared.\u00a0 I chose the one from <em>Taste of Home<\/em> magazine since it&#8217;s a publication I am familiar with.\u00a0 I have a big zip lock bag full of lavender that came from my mother&#8217;s lavender plants this summer.\u00a0 She grows her lavender plants without sprays and pesticides, and each evening while they are in bloom, she picks off a bunch and dries them.\u00a0 I knew the dried blossoms would be full of fragrance and flavor.\u00a0 This recipe has a few steps, but they are easy if you follow along.\u00a0 The cake was a big hit, and I am so glad that I found it.\u00a0 If you have any holiday gatherings planned for this week-end, this cake would be a great dessert to serve.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32328\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Lavender-cake-784x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lavender cake - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Lavender-cake-784x1024.jpg 784w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Lavender-cake-247x323.jpg 247w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Lavender-cake-300x392.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Lavender-cake.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n    <div id=\"yrecipe-container-13\" class=\"yrecipe-container-border\" >\n    <div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Recipe\" id=\"yrecipe-container\" class=\"yrecipe\">\n      <div id=\"yrecipe-innerdiv\">\n        <div class=\"item b-b\"><div class=\"yrecipe-print-link fl-r\"><a class=\"butn-link\" title=\"Print this recipe\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"yrPrint('yrecipe-container-13', 'http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/yummly-rich-recipes\/', '' ); return false\">Print<\/a><\/div><div id=\"y-recipe-link-13\" class=\"y-recipe-link fl-r hide-print\"> <a href=\"\/\/yummly.com\" class=\"YUMMLY-YUM-BUTTON yummly-button add-recipe\">Yum<\/a>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.yummly.com\/js\/widget.js?wordpress&p=wp\"><\/script>\n                <\/div><div id=\"yrecipe-title\" itemprop=\"name\" class=\"b-b h-1 strong\" >Lavender Cake<\/div>\n      <\/div><div class=\"ymeta yclear\">\n      <div class=\"fl-l width-50\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"fl-l width-50\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"yclear\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div><p id=\"yrecipe-ingredients\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Ingredients<\/p><ul id=\"yrecipe-ingredients-list\"><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-0\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\"> 2 cups sugar, divided\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-1\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/2 cup slivered almonds\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-2\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon dried lavender flowers, divided\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-3\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 cup butter, softened\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-4\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">4 eggs\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-5\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2 teaspoons vanilla extract\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-6\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-7\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/4 cup half-and-half cream\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-8\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2-1\/2 cups all-purpose flour\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-9\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/2 teaspoon baking soda\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-10\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">1\/2 teaspoon salt\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-11\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">4 teaspoons boiling water\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-12\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">3\/4 cup confectioners' sugar\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-13\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">Additional dried lavender flowers, optiona<\/li><\/ul><p id=\"yrecipe-instructions\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Instructions<\/p><ol id=\"yrecipe-instructions-list\" class=\"instructions\"><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-0\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\"> Grease a 10-in. fluted tube pan and sprinkle with sugar; set aside.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-1\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\"> Place 1\/2 cup sugar, almonds and 1 tablespoon lavender in a food processor; cover and process until finely ground.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-2\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">I\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-3\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">n a large bowl, cream butter and remaining sugar until light and fluffy; beat in almond mixture until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-4\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">In a small bowl, combine sour cream and half-and-half. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream mixture, beating well after each addition.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-5\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-6\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">For drizzle, in a small bowl, combine water and remaining lavender. Cover and steep for 5 minutes. Strain, discarding lavender. In another small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and enough infused water to achieve desired consistency; drizzle over cake. Garnish with additional lavender if desired. 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