This is one of those glaze recipes that’s a definite keeper. It’s super adaptable … steep any tea in warm milk and voilà! A subtle, fragrant glaze that will keep you coming back for more.
If using this glaze with a recipe, consider steeping the milk in the recipe with the tea as well. In this case, the milk is portioned from the Earl Grey Amish Friendship Bread Tea Cake recipe.
Earl Grey Glaze
A classy, fragrant glaze that's easily adaptable.
Ingredients
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 ounce butter
- 1 cup milk
- 3 Earl Grey tea bags
- 2-3 drops purple food coloring optional
Instructions
- Warm 1 cup milk in the microwave for 30 seconds or until hot but not boiling. I used a heat-proof glass measuring cup. You can skip this step and the next step if you already have 3-4 tablespoons of Earl Grey steeped milk from the Earl Grey Amish Friendship Bread Tea Cake recipe).
- Steep 3 Earl Grey tea bags for 15 minutes, squeezing the bags with a spoon from time to time. Remove tea bags and allow milk to cool.
- Add sugar, butter and 4 tablespoons of the tea-infused milk in a heat-proof bowl and mix with a handheld mixer on medium speed until incorporated. Add purple food coloring if you'd like a lavender tint to the glaze. Mix well.
- Microwave for 15-30 seconds and mix again until glossy and smooth.
- Drizzle over cake while warm.
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Why do we need 1 cup of milk only to use 4tsbp? I made a batch and a half thinking I’d need all of it and now I have a ton of tea milk left over. Am I missing something?
Hi Stuart! In order to get the correct taste for the Earl Grey (not too strong or too weak), it works well to steep it in a cup of milk. However, if you want to try using less milk, you could try a 1/2 cup and two tea bags instead.
Let us know if you have any other questions.