Bigelow."Constant Comment". Tea Cake

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup milk
• 5 Bigelow "Constant Comment". Tea bags
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs, room temperature
• 1-2/3 cups flour
• 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• Confectioners sugar

Directions

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9" round cake pan.
Combine milk and tea bags in a small sauce pan. Heat over medium/low heat until bubbles form around edge, stirring occasionally. (Do not boil )
Remove from heat and let cool (15 - 20 minutes); remove tea bags, squeezing out liquid. Set aside.
In large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until smooth.
Add the eggs and whisk to blend.
Add the cooled milk; continue to whisk untill thoroughly combined.
Add flour and baking powder; mix until smooth batter forms.
Pour batter into pan. Bake approximately 35 minutes, or until center of cake springs back when touched.
Cool on wire rack before removing from pan.
Let cool completely before serving.
Dust top with confectioners sugar

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: www.rcbigelow.com
Submitted By: Samantha Baumgardner
sambaumgardner@mindspring.com
Bigelow."Constant Comment". Tea Cake