What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Start Smart: Hibiscus Passion Tea Icing! If you ever get bored, take a stroll down the Tea Aisle at your nearby grocers. Choose from any assortment of gourmet blends; especially one containing full-leaf sachets. Read the label. In a few seconds, you will feel as though you have been transported to a magical land “bursting with life and tinged with the color of true love to make sure you never have to live a day without passion”.* And that’s only the beginning. Turn to the side panel for an invigorating adventure that awakens the senses as well as the imagination. After that when I decided to steep this delicacy to flavor buttercream icing, I knew it would be nothing short of fabulous. Perhaps you may think so, too.
HIBISCUS PASSION TEA ICING
Ingredients:
2 1/2 tablespoons brewed hibiscus passion tea
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Garnish with loose tea leaves
Instructions:
Brew a cup of hibiscus passion tea, according to package directions. (Since you won’t need all of it, the reserve tea can be sipped over ice.) Refrigerate until slightly cool. In a medium bowl, cream together softened butter and powdered sugar. Add the hibiscus passion tea and almond extract. Stir until smooth. Spread a thin layer of icing over your favorite cake. I made a gluten-free chocolate cake.** Open a dry tea sachet and sprinkle the tea leaves over one side. When serving, place a dollop of extra icing on the side of the plate or on top of the cake. Either way, it will disappear, I promise you that.
*TAZO Passion Tea.
**For Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake, follow the link.
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Instead of a bag of rice Amazon sent me a bag of dried culinary hibiscus flowers.Can you believe it? So, I’ve been looking for ways to use it. Your tea sounds good… By the way I did get my original order of rice and a free bay of flowers 🙂
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Lovely! Now you get to make this yummy icing! 🍃🌸👏
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This is one of those game changing recipes that you’re famous for, Gail. The proverbial . . . wait for it . . . icing on the cake.
Love it. 🙂
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👏👏👏Marco, you just made my Monday morning fabulous. Think I’ll celebrate with a piece of cake! 🍃🌸
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You go Gail! 🙂
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I’ve used green tea in an icing before, but haven’t tried the hibiscus. Since it is one of my favorite teas, I’ll certainly add this to my repertoire! Thanks for the really pretty idea!
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Awww, thanks Dorothy. I’m always looking for new ideas whenever company is coming. This was perfect! 🍃🌸
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I will keep it in mind.
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Blessings. 🍃🌸
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Interesting flavoured icing !!
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Not your usual vanilla or chocolate, right? 😜
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What a great idea!
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Trying something different can have extraordinary results. 🍃🌸
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Such a pretty idea 🙂
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One can never have too much icing, right? 🍃🌸
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I guess no 🙂
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The icing sounds wonderful. I never would have using tea as an icing ingredient.
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The intense flavor comes through. 🍃🌸
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This is a great idea! thank you!
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Sweeet! 🍃🌸
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NYC writing
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Nice. 👁👁🍃
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