# The White Cake of Gondor

This delicate bay leaf infused hot milk sponge cake is inspired by the White Tree of Minas Tirith and one of the few Gondor food references from Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.

- Servings: 8 servings
- Total time: 123 min
- Cuisine: British
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup milk
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar

## Instructions

1. Heat milk in a saucepan and add bay leaves. Simmer briefly.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine flour and sugar.
3. Add eggs and mix until combined.
4. Add melted butter and mix until smooth.
5. Pour batter into a greased cake tin.
6. Arrange bay leaves on top of the batter.
7. Bake the cake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.  Let cool.
8. Dust the cooled cake with powdered sugar.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- whisk
- stand mixer
- 8-inch round cake tin

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8XENLsJuHA/?igsh=MTk1dnRzMjBtM21paw==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6365b9a0-4324-4f82-94f6-efbd24235628
- Extracted: 2025-02-22

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