Lemon Verbena Cake

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Makes 12 servings

 

Ingredients:

 

  • 1 box yellow or lemon cake mix
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon lemon verbena leaves (or lemon balm), finely chopped, in all
  • 1 lemon, zested
  • 1 container frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed (6 ounces)
  • 1 cup confectioner’s sugar

 

Instructions:

 

Mix and bake cake according to package directions in a tube or bundt pan, adding 1 tablespoon lemon verbena leaves and 1/2 of zest to batter. Make a glaze with 2 tablespoons lemonade, sugar, remaining verbena and zest. When cake is done, remove from oven, make holes in cake with a fork and saturate with lemonade concentrate; cool in pan for 20 minutes. Invert cake onto serving dish and drizzle with glaze. If desired, decorate with additional fresh or crystallized herb leaves and edible flowers.

 

 

 

Additional Info

  • Issue Date: December, 2011
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