Lavender-Lemon Coffee Cake Takes the Blue Ribbon at the Puyallup Fair
Puyallup, WA – Sept. 18, 2009 – Lately, lavender has been taking its piece of the pie in the baking world, and the winning recipe for the “Dillanos Best Quick Bread Coffee Cake Contest” confirms it. The contest was held in the Home Arts Department at the Puyallup Fair, which runs through Sept. 27.
Aimee Nolan of Puyallup received a blue ribbon and the $100 prize for her “Lavender-Lemon Coffee Cake.” Coming in second place was Jennie Lou Shirer of Milton, taking home second place honors and $50 for “LuAnn’s Coffee Cake.” Third place and $25 went to Melissa Brown of Olympia for “Blueberry Crunch Coffee Cake.” The winning recipe is as follows:
Lavender-Lemon Coffee Cake
Aimee Nolan, Puyallup
Cake Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
1/3 cup softened butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 ¾ cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. baking soda
Grated zest from 1 lemon
¼ tsp. salt
1 cup sour cream
1 tbsp. lavender buds
Glaze Ingredients:
2/3 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 tsp. lavender blossoms
3 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla
Cake Directions:
1. Beat sugar, butter, and vanilla at medium speed until well-blended.
2. Add eggs.
3. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, lemon zest, and salt.
4. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with
flour mixture.
5. Stir in lavender gently.
6. Pour the batter into a greased bundt pan.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let
cake cook on wire rack and then remove from pan.
Glaze Directions:
1. Combine the powdered sugar and lavender in food processor, then add remaining lemon juice
and vanilla.
2. Stir until smooth and spread over the cooling cake.
The Home Arts Department is sponsored by CORE 4.
The Puyallup Fair first started in 1900. This Pacific Northwest tradition is one of the top ten fairs in the world in attendance, and features big name entertainment, the PRCA Rodeo, rides, exhibits, food, flowers, and animals. For further information about the Sept. 11-27, 2009 Puyallup Fair, visit www.thefair.com or call the 24-hour hotline at (253) 841-5045.
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