T Stands for Earl Grey Yogurt Cake

Part of storm prep includes baking some goodies. While I had baked brownies from a mix for the blizzard, I also wanted something different. I was searching through my recipes when I found a recipe I had forgotten about.  Yogurt Cake, a simple pound cake like tea bread. Even better, the recipe site also included a variation, Earl Grey Yogurt Cake Perfect!

The two cakes use the same recipe except the Early Grey cake uses two tablespoons of Earl Grey tea for flavoring along with vanilla extract and is baked in a round pan. I used two teabags of Twinings Earl Grey Tea and baked the cake in a loaf pan following the timing for the Yogurt Cake.

The yogurt adds moisture and texture to the cake. The Earl Grey tea leaves add the distinctive flavor of bergamot from the tea blend, and the tea leaves look pretty speckled throughout the cake. I thought this cake would also be good with the addition of orange and lemon extracts to make it into a Lady Grey cake.

The cakes can be dressed up with fruits like strawberries or dusted with powdered sugar or enjoyed plain.

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