Go Back
chai cake

Chai Cake

A perfect Chai Cake recipe filled with warm spices and featuring Angostura Aromatic Bitters. Enjoy this sweet treat with tea.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Keyword: baking, cake
Author: baidawi

Ingredients

  • 275 g butter
  • 362 g sugar
  • tsp salt
  • 450 g cake flour
  • 18 g baking powder
  • 6.75 oz eggs
  • ¼ tsp clove powder
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon powder
  • Nutmeg to taste
  • Angostura Aromatic Bitters
  • 10 oz Low fat milk + 2 oz to cater for evaporation during scalding.
  • 1 Large bay leaf or 3-4 small bayleaf
  • 3 whole clove
  • 3 cardamom pods
  • ½ cinnamon stick
  • 3 allspice/pimento berry
  • ½ star anise
  • 2 black tea bags of choice vanilla, apple spice etc.

Instructions

  • Scald milk with the bayleaf,cardamom, ,cinnamon stick, allspice/pimento berry and star anise. Remove from heat just as milk starts to produce bubbles. Add tea bags to the mixture and cover to let it steep and cool naturally.
  • Ensure Butter is at A/C room temperature (approx 19 degrees)
  • Sift flour and baking powder and add dry spices; gently mix together until well combined
  • Cream butter, sugar & salt with a hand blender or stand mixer for 5-7 minutes
  • Add eggs individually, ensuring each egg is fully incorporated and mixture is light and aerated.
  • Alternate flour mixture with milk mixture
  • When all of the flour mix is incorporated, mix for 30 seconds more, taking care not to overmix the batter.
  • Preheat oven temperature to 350°F/180°C
  • Pan mixture in desired baking dish (gently but firmly knock dish against work table to release any trapped air bubbles)
  • Bake for 30 - 38 mins
  • Allow the cake to cool or wire rack after de-panning.
  • When fully cooled, frost or decorate as desired
  • Enjoy!

Video

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!