Lavender Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon dried lavender
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon dried lavender
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f grease and flour two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 5/8 - inch loaf pans.
• 2 mix flour, baking soda and salt in medium-size bowl. pulse 1/2 cup sugar with the lavender in a food processor until lavender is ground.
• 3 in large bowl, beat butter, lavender-flavoured sugar, remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and vanilla until fluffy, 3 minutes. beat in eggs, one at the time. in a small bowl combine sour cream and milk. on a low speed, alternately, beat in flour mixture with sour cream mixture, beginning and ending with the flour. divide between pans.
• 4 bake at 350 f for 55 minutes or until tester comes out clean. cool on rack 10 minutes. remouve cakes from pans and let cool completely.
• 5 drizzle:.
• 6 microwave water and lavender for 30 seconds on high power. let stip for 5 minutes. strain out lavender flowers and discard.
• 7 once cake is cool, whisk lavender water and the confectioner sugar. drizzle over both loaves. slice and serve.