MAGNOLIA TEA CAKES

One of my friends told me that magnolia flowers are edible so I HAD to figure out what to make with them. I made some magnolia sugar and this is how I decided to use it. This Magnolia Tea Cake is my floral twist on the classic Black American tea cake. Instead of rolled out tea cakes, this is a drop tea cake recipe.

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LAVENDER BUTTERFLY PEA SYRUP

I’m so excited for y’all to try this one at brunch on Saturday! This floral syrup was made specially for the mimosa bar and it has deep lavender, a hint of vanilla-like sweetness, and that dreamy natural color from butterfly pea flowers! She pretty and she got flava!

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PAN DE BONIATO

I was first introduced to this bread at Ms. Omayra’s farm in Soroa, Cuba. It was soooo delicious and she made it without any electricity so I tried to replicate it as best I could. This is my first attempt at figuring out the recipe and I did end up using some electricity. It’s a fire-roasted boniato bread wrapped in banana leaves with coconut, warm spices, and rum. Dense, moist, rich, and somewhere between banana bread and bread pudding if they had a baby…

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