Gingerbread Spice Tea Cake
INGREDIENTS
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 bags Celestial Seasonings Gingerbread Spice Holiday Tea
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Pinch of nutmeg for garnish
- Butter for greasing the pan
- Gingerbread Spice Whipped Cream (see below)
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan, add the tea bags and steep for 3-5 minutes. Mix the remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Add the tea, carefully squeezing excess liquid from tea bags before discarding the bags. Blend the batter well. Pour into an 8x8x2-inch greased baking dish. Bake for 25 minutes. Serve warm, buttered and sprinkled with nutmeg. Top with dollops of Gingerbread Spice whipped cream.
GINGERBREAD SPICE WHIPPED CREAM
Ingredients:
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 Gingerbread Spice tea bags
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- Nutmeg for garnish
Simmer the cream and tea bags in a small pot for 6-10 minutes. Remove the tea bags, squeezing out the excess cream, and discard the bags. Mix the cream and sugar together in a large bowl. Whip until fluffy. Serve with a sprinkle of nutmeg.
