Ginger Tea Cakes with Lemon Glaze
December 2009
These teeny lemon ginger cakes from pastry chefs Sandra Palmer and Kiyomi Toda-Burke at Three Tarts Bakery and Boutique in New York City (threetarts.com) are feather-light and go down in one guilt-free gulp.
Makes: 24 servings
Prep: 20 mins
Bake: 15 mins
- 1/2cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
- 1/2teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/2teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2cup plus 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 large eggs plus 1 large egg yolk
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped candied ginger
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees . Grease a 24-cup mini-muffin pan. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and ground ginger. Using a standing mixer, beat the granulated sugar and butter at medium speed for 1 minute. Beat in the whole eggs and egg yolk at medium speed. Stir in the dry ingredients on low speed.
- Add 1 tablespoon batter to each muffin-pan cup and bake until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes; remove from the pan, then let cool completely.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and 1 tablespoon water. Dip the tops of the cakes in the glaze. Top with the candied ginger.