Tuesday Tea

 

Happy Tuesday !

 And today we will be outside in the garden for tea .  It's a beautiful day and azaleas are in bloom.  

On  Tea Table : 

Honeybee Cupcakes 

Cupcakes

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

• 1/2 cup salted butter, softened

• 2 large eggs

• 1/2 cup honey

• 1 Tbsp. grated lemon zest (from 2 large lemons)

• 1/2 cup whole milk

Buttercream

• 3/4 cup salted butter, softened

• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

• 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. tupelo honey

• 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. heavy whipping cream

Additional Ingredient

• Edible flowers (optional)

Directions

1. Prepare the cupcakes:

   Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tray with 12 paper liners.

2. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl until combined. Beat sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add honey and lemon zest, beating until combined. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture, alternately with whole milk, beating well after each addition. Spoon evenly into prepared paper liners.

3. Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted into centers of cupcakes comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely, about 1 hour.

4. Prepare the buttercream:

   Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until creamy, about 2 minutes. With mixer on low speed, gradually add powdered sugar, tupelo honey, and heavy cream. Increase mixer speed to high, and beat until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Pipe or spoon onto cooled cupcakes. Garnish with edible flowers (if using).  

5. My Book pick : in honor of azalea season in Louisiana. 

Riches to rags. … Controlling to chaos. … But murder … seriously?

After her ex-husband leaves her high and dry, former socialite Doreen Montgomery's chance at a new life comes in the form of her grandmother, Nan's, dilapidated old house in picturesque Kelowna … and the added job of caring for the animals Nan couldn’t take into assisted living with her: Thaddeus, the loquacious African gray parrot with a ripe vocabulary, and his buddy, Goliath, a monster-size cat with an equally monstrous attitude.

It’s the new start Doreen and her beloved basset hound, Mugs, desperately need. But, just as things start to look up for Doreen, Goliath the cat and Mugs the dog find a human finger in Nan’s overrun garden.

And not just a finger. Once the police start digging, the rest of the body turns up and turns out to be connected to an old unsolved crime.

With her grandmother as the prime suspect, Doreen soon finds herself stumbling over clues and getting on Corporal Mack Moreau’s last nerve, as she does her best to prove her beloved Nan innocent of murder.

Its Azalea Season in Louisiana : and the Lafayette, La. Is one not to  miss.

Our local MGWC will be hosting our annual azaleas walk and tea party this weekend.  Enjoy..