Black history of tea cakes Culinary historians suggest that tea cakes may have originated from the English tea cake, a light ...

For the cake, crush the tea in a spice grinder or pestle and mortar until it is a fine powder. Melt the butter in a saucepan and stir in the tea. When melted, remove from the heat.

This cake is light and moist, a really simple vanilla cake with an adornment of fresh nectarines for a party flourish. Turn it out for afternoon tea with friends. It’s not often that I find ...