Applesauce Cake with Citrus Lavender Glaze
They Go Really Well Together is a monthly food blogging event that celebrates flavors paired at the molecular level. For this month’s round, Inge of African Vanielje chose apple and lavender as the magical combination to work with. I’ll be the first to confess that I have never cooked with lavender before, so I had to mull this one over for a little while before I could choose what to make. After much thought, I finally settled on an applesauce cake recipe from my old standby, The Silver Palate Cookbook, but in keeping with the theme, I added lavender to the citrus glaze.
Because I was unable to find culinary lavender locally, I ordered it online through Local Harvest and crossed my fingers, hoping it would arrive in time for me to participate. My order just barely made it, arriving on September 28! Thanks to the folks at Blue Moon Lavender for getting the order to me quickly. This particular culinary lavender is Royal Purple, which is delicate enough for baking but also has enough flavor for savory dishes. Read more
