Chai Tea Spice Cake Food

CHAI TEA SPICE CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Pour warm milk in a deep bowl and add all the tea bags. Let them sit for about 10 minutes. Then, squeeze out all the milk from the tea bags and discard them. Keep this chai milk aside for now and move on to the next step.
• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, while continuing to mix.
• Add vanilla extract and ground ginger and mix again.
• In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and all the spices.
• Dump this dry mixture into the wet mixture. Mix everything together while adding the chai milk until just combined. The batter will be thick and there might be some lumps but don't over mix!
• Pour this batter into two 8x2 greased/floured round cake pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Allow the cakes to cool down completely.
• Then, trim the edges and tops of each cake with a sharp knife.
• Place one cake on a cake stand and frost the top with frosting. I used a piping bag with Tip #1M.
• Spread some chopped pistachios and drizzle some caramel sauce.
• Then, place the other cake on top of this frosting layer.
• Pour some caramel sauce around the edges of the cake only.
• Finally, frost the top of this cake with frosting and toss some more pistachios. Slice and enjoy!

CHAI SPICE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place chai tea bag in a small heat resistant glass bowl or cup. Pour boiling water over the tea bag, and let it steep for 5-10 minutes (see #1 in Notes section). Once fully steeped, discard the tea bag.
• In a medium mixing bowl, add flour, salt, and baking powder, and whisk until fully combined. To the flour mixture, add sugar, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and cardamom, and whisk thoroughly to combine.
• To a 2-cup measuring cup, add milk and Greek yogurt, and mix with a spoon or whisk. Add vanilla and concentrated tea (about 2 tablespoons - see #2 in Notes section), and stir to combine.
• Melt butter in a heat safe bowl in the microwave (or in a saucepan on the stove top), and set aside to cool a little. To the bowl of a stand mixer (or large mixing bowl for a hand mixer), add the milk/yogurt mixture, eggs, and melted butter. Mix on low speed for 1 minute until combined, and then turn off the stand mixer.
• While the stand mixer is turned off, add the flour/sugar mixture to the wet ingredients, and mix on low speed until just barely combined. Remove bowl from mixer, and scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a silicone spatula. Generously grease Bundt pan with cooking spray, then gently pour batter into prepared Bundt pan, and bake at 350°F for 30 - 35 minutes.
• To test for doneness, insert a toothpick. If it comes out clean, it's done (see #3 in Notes section). Remove from oven and place pan on a wire cooling rack for 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the cooling rack and place the rack on top of the pan (cake side). Carefully invert the cake onto the rack, but do not lift the pan. Wait about 1 minute and gently tap on the top of the pan a few times and gently lift. Don't force it, it should release perfectly (see #4 in Notes section). Allow to cool completely on the wire rack.
• Once completely cooled, transfer to a cake platter, and serve! Or, if you want to glaze the cake, try our Quick Orange Glaze (see #5 in Notes section).

CHAI-SPICED PUMPKIN LOAF

Steps:

• For the loaf: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Line with a piece of parchment paper, allowing the sides to hang over the edges of the pan.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, cardamom, ginger, salt, cloves and nutmeg in a medium bowl until well combined.
• Whisk together the pumpkin, butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl until well combined. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl and stir until completely incorporated.
• Pour into the prepared loaf pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean with a few moist crumbs sticking to it and the cake springs back when gently pressed, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Let cool for 30 minutes before unmolding and cooling completely on a wire rack.
• For the glaze: In the meantime, whisk together the confectioners' sugar, chai tea, cream and cinnamon in a small bowl. Drizzle over the top of the cooled loaf and let the glaze set before slicing and serving.

SPICED CHAI BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place the chai and water in a small bowl and mix to combine. Place the flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, eggs, milk, butter, vanilla and tea mixture in a large bowl and whisk until smooth.
• Pour into a well-greased Bundt pan and cook for 30-35 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Invert onto a wire rack and allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Gently lift off the pan and allow to cool completely before serving.

CHAI-SPICED COFFEE CAKE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Make the topping: In a medium bowl, mix the flour with the oats, brown sugar, chai, and salt. With your hands, rub the butter into the mixture until incorporated, pressing it into small clumps. Freeze until chilled, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the batter: Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper or foil liners. In another medium bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the 1 stick of butter with the granulated sugar and chai at medium speed until fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then beat in the sour cream and vanilla. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then gradually add the dry ingredients and beat until just incorporated.
• Using a 3- to 4-tablespoon ice cream scoop, scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups; top with the chilled topping. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Transfer the muffins to a wire rack to cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

CHAI BUTTERMILK SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Pour boiling water over tea bags in a bowl; steep 5 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags; cool to room temperature.
• Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, stirring with a whisk.
• Place the cream cheese and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 3 minutes).
• Add 1/4 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until well combined. Beat in brewed tea and vegetable oil.
• Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix after each addition.
• Using clean, dry beaters, beat egg whites with a mixer at high speed until foamy.
• Add cream of tartar; beat until soft peaks form. Add 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.
• Gently stir one-third of egg whites into batter; gently fold in remaining egg whites.
• Spoon batter into a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

CHAI-SPICED HONEY BUNDT CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 2 nonstick mini Bundt pans (6 cakes per pan). Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt into large bowl. Whisk 13/4 cups hot water and chai tea powder in another large bowl to blend. Whisk honey, melted butter, buttermilk, eggs, and egg yolk into chai mixture to blend. Stir chai mixture into flour mixture until just blended. Divide batter among prepared Bundt pans (about 1/2 cup per pan).
• Bake cakes until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Invert immediately onto rack. Cool 10 minutes. Serve warm with scoop of vanilla ice cream drizzled with Spiced Syrup. (Cakes can be made 1 day ahead. Rewarm briefly in microwave.)
• *Can be found in the coffee and tea section of most supermarkets.

CHAI CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F/170°C
• Grease and flour a round cake pan (8"/20 cm).
• Stir hot water into Chai Latte until blended. Measure 1/2 cup/125 mL of the chai latte for the cake and set aside 2 tbsp/30 mL for glaze.
• Mix flour, baking powder, 1 tsp cinnamon, cloves, ginger and salt. Set aside.
• Beat sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla until smooth and blended.
• Gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with 1/2 cup Chai Latte until smooth.
• Pour into pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.
• Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Spread Chai glaze over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down side. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon.
• For glaze, melt butter in 1-quart/litre saucepan over medium heat.
• Stir in remaining ingredients until smooth. Drizzle glaze on cake. If desired, grate cinnamon on top as garnish.

CHAI-SPICED TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease or spray bottoms and sides of two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans. In 2-cup measuring cup, pour boiling water over tea bags. Let steep 3 to 4 minutes. Discard tea bags. Add 1/2 cup water to tea to make 1 cup.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, oil, eggs and tea mixture with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pans.
• In small bowl, mix sugar, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg; sprinkle over batter in pans. Pull knife through batter in swirl design.
• Bake as directed on box for 8- or 9-inch rounds. Cool 15 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes. On serving plates, place each cake, top side down; gently brush off excess crumbs. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on High 10 to 15 seconds or until thin enough to drizzle. Place in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; cut off tiny corner of bag. Drizzle frosting over cakes. Store loosely covered.