Name: Lavender Thyme Fluted Cake with Vanilla Creme Glaze
Prep time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups sugar; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme; 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt; 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder; 1 ½ teaspoons dried lavender buds, ground*; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup coconut oil, melted; 1 cup whole milk, at room temperature**; 3 eggs, at room temperature**; 1 tablespoon cider vinegar; Creme Fraiche Glaze; Fresh thyme leaves

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 10-inch fluted tube pan well; set aside. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, 1 tablespoon thyme, salt, baking powder, lavender, and baking soda. In another bowl whisk together the oil, milk, eggs, and vinegar. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients; stir to combine (batter may appear curdled). Spoon batter into prepared pan.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on the wire rack. Drizzle with glaze. Sprinkle with fresh thyme leaves.

Creme Glaze

In a small bowl whisk together one 8-ounce container creme fraiche, 5 tablespoons powdered sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. If necessary, add a little milk until desired consistency.

*

Crush in a mortar and pestle or in a clean coffee or spice grinder.

**

Let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.

In a small bowl whisk together the creme fraiche, powdered sugar, and vanilla. If necessary, add a little milk until desired consistency.

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Better Homes & Gardens Member

02/09/2016

I just made this cake and found that the cooking time was wrong. I suggest cooking it at 325 like a regular pound cake.

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