Ok, So I Cheated, Lavender Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box poundcake mix (such as betty crocker)
• 3/4 cup water (or milk if you prefer)
• 2 eggs
• 2 -3 drops lavender oil, organic preferred
• 1 tablespoon dried lavender blossoms
• 6 ounces chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon grenadine
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 rinse the lavender blossoms in cold water and set aside.
• 2 heat oven to 350 degrees. prepare bundt pan with spray-on oil or baker's joy.
• 3 combine cake mix, water (or milk) and eggs together and beat for approximately 3 minutes.
• 4 add the lavender blossoms and lavender essential oil and mix well.
• 5 pour batter into prepared pan and bake about 40-45 minutes.
• 6 let cake cool about 10 minutes, then turn cake out of pan onto wire rack. cool cake completely.
• 7 while the cake cools -- bring water to boil in a saucepan.
• 8 place the chocolate chips in a metal bowl and place it atop the saucepan of boiling water to melt the chips, stirring frequently until melted and smooth.
• 9 whisk in the grenadine and cream.
• 10 drizzle warm icing over cooled cake with spoon or whisk.