{"id":2348,"date":"2017-05-09T09:09:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T15:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/french-barn.com\/blog\/?p=2348"},"modified":"2017-05-10T07:17:51","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T13:17:51","slug":"swiss-meringue-chamomile-tea-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french-barn.com\/blog\/food-wine\/desserts\/swiss-meringue-chamomile-tea-cake","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Meringue Chamomile Tea Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happy May!\u00a0If there is one holiday that stands out most to me in the Spring time, that holiday is Mother’s Day. It calls for spoiling mom with breakfast in bed, a bouquet of fresh\u00a0flowers & desserts galore. Something I always loved doing as a kid as like most mothers out there, my mom deserved the best!<\/p>\n

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My breakfast became increasingly fancier as I grew older, as did my cakes. For this year’s Mother’s day, I have opted to make a cake that combines two of her favourite things:\u00a0tea & fresh flowers. It is not often you see chamomile tea baked into a dessert, but it is such a dainty & beautifully scented tea. I used Smith Tea’s No. 67 which is called “Meadow”. An herbal infusion of golden Egyptian chamomile flowers, hyssop, Cape rooibos, rose petals & linden flowers. I always bake with my favourite loose leaf teas as I find the flavours come through much stronger. However, this recipe will work with any variety of tea that you fancy!<\/p>\n

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To decorate this cake, I made a Swiss meringue buttercream and picked freshly bloomed flowers from the garden. I love to decorate my cakes with flowers as they result in a beautiful cake every time. While I don’t have fresh chamomile growing in the garden (yet), you could also decorate with fresh chamomile flowers too! The Swiss meringue is so smooth and silky to work with and offers a much lighter-tasting frosting compared to a classic American buttercream. Don’t be intimidated by this type of frosting, I promise it is just as easy to whip as any other frosting is!<\/p>\n

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Have a lovely Mother’s Day everyone!<\/p>\n

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