Cara cara orange-earl grey tea cake
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This is a cake for lovers of both citrus and tea. I adore the zesty, bright flavor of all citrus-- oranges, tangerines, limes and pink grapefruit-- but I am particularly fond of their quirkier, less available cousins, including Meyer lemons and Cara Cara oranges. Another citrus flavor I adore is bergamot, though I have not seen the actual fruit. Earl Grey tea, whose characteristic flavor is the essence of the bergamot orange's peel, is my morning beverage of choice. In this cake, I've combined the flavors of these two favorite upstart members of the citrus family along with a few drops of orange blossom water, to evoke a sunnier clime. I've adapted this recipe from the orange cake in the Silver Spoon for Children cookbook. It's delightfully simple to prepare, made sophisticated with the more exotic flavors of Cara Cara oranges, orange blossom water and Earl Grey tea (and slightly caffeinated) enough for tea time for grownups.
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