Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Black
Where to Buy: Zoomdweebies
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Taster’s Review:
Birthday Cake Batter flavored … iced tea? Wow! OK, I really wasn’t sure what to expect with this one. The idea of cake batter flavoring and tea sounded just a little weird. OK, it sounds a lot weird! Am I right?
But it didn’t sound so weird that I wasn’t going to try it. I had to try it. I love cake batter. (That’s the best part of making a cake!) And I love cake batter flavored things. Specifically, I’m a huge fan of Cold Stone’s cake batter flavored ice cream. I don’t go to Cold Stone often, but on the occasions that I do go, I do try other flavors but none that I’ve tried have managed to lure me away from that cake batter flavored ice cream. It’s just too good.
But iced tea? Hmm. I hoped for the best as I brewed it. I went with the hot brew method, bringing 1 quart of freshly filtered water to a boil and then I dropped the tea bag into the water and let it steep for 2 minutes. Then I poured the tea into my iced tea pitcher and started the process again, this time steeping the bag for 2 1/2 minutes. Then I let the pitcher come to almost room temperature before I stashed it in the ice box. Today, I have a pitcher full of cold, refreshing iced tea that tastes like … well, it tasted like cake batter!
Imagine that! This really does taste like cake batter. I’m amazed at how well Southern Boy Teas NAILED this flavor. I taste the sweet, creamy, lightly buttery flavor of cake batter. All that’s missing is the texture!
And I do still taste the tea. And together with the cake batter flavor, it’s a really smooth and well rounded flavor that is rich and sweet and decadent. It tastes a little bit like I’m sipping on dessert rather than iced tea! And I’m not opposed to that at all!
This might be my favorite flavor yet. I’m glad I have another pouch of this flavor because I want to try cold brewing it next time!
