Black folk tea cakes are a delightful Southern dessert. These little round cakes are light, airy, and sometimes compared to soda bread or pound cake. Like sweet little biscuits, tea cakes are ...

Sweet Tea Cake Recipe. Southern comfort in a slice of cake. Prep time 5 minutes. Cook time 35 minutes to 40 minutes. Serves 10. Ingredients For cake: 6 black tea bags. 1/2 cup granulated sugar. 1/4 ...

Eventually, I stumbled upon my great-great-grandmother’s tea cake recipe. Her recipe called for simpler ingredients than they do today as it was more than 100 years old.

Directions. Beat butter with electric whisk until creamy, then gradually add the sugar, beating well. Add eggs and beat well. Combine milk, baking soda, salt and vanilla.

When it comes to Southern holiday traditions, tea cakes are the perfect accompaniment at big celebrations or if you just want to eat a few while you drink coffee, hot chocolate or, of course, tea ...

Tea cakes were a common desert in Southern homes for generations, stretching back to colonial times. They've always been harder to get in Southern California and these days, you're lucky if you ...