Longan-Oolong Cake

Longan-Oolong Tea Cakes

Ingredients:
50g Dried longan, cut to small pieces
150ml Hot water with 4tsp Oolong tea leaves
170g Butter, softened
200g Sugar
2 Eggs
280g Plain flour
2 tsp Baking powder
pinch of salt

Method:

• Soak 150ml hot water with 4 tsp Oolong tea leaves for 20 minutes, drain well.  Warm up Oolong tea in microwave at high heat for 1 minute. Add dried longan pieces into Oolong tea and soak for 30 minutes.
• Cream butter and sugar until pale. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt over. Mix well at low speed.
• Add dried longan and tea. Fold well with a rubber spatula.
• Spoon mixture into desire moulds at 3/4 full. Bake at preheated oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool cakes slightly, then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.