Masala Chai Cake
A very unusual cake but the flavors will surprise you. This Masala Chai Cake is moist and delicious with a light essence of aromatic chai combined with spices and lots of roasted hazelnuts. Even if your not a chai lover, you’re going to love this. And if you are a chai lover, you going to love me more…
Masala Chai Cake
ABOUT THIS CAKE
A moist and rich cake combined with light flavors
Made with masala chai and roasted hazelnuts
Also contains Indian spices that lift up the cake to another level
Perfect for a memorable tea time session
Masala Chai Cake
When I first thought about this cake, I asked my mother what she felt about these flavors combined with a cake and she gave me a look that actually meant NO WAYS, DON’T EVEN TRY IT !! Let me tell you she loves tea and is my best critic to date. I normally take her opinion very seriously, however, this time I seem to be against it and decided to trust my instincts
So, I decided, to try the cake recipe I came up with and then bring it to her for a bite. Guess what, she loved it !! And I was so excited to share it with everyone around me for more opinions. I’m so happy to let you know that I didn’t seek any negative reactions and people just loved it and moreover, it surprised them to know that its the tea flavor in the cake that they’re enjoying the most. So, here I bring to you one of my discoveries that is foolproof and delicious. I enjoy every bite of this cake although I’m not a teapot
Masala Chai Cake
LET’S TALK INGREDIENTS
Roasted Hazelnuts
This cake has a crunch in every bite. It’s loaded with hazelnuts which were pre-roasted to bring out the real flavor in the nut. To make sure the nuts don’t settle to the bottom of the cake, mix the nuts in the flour before adding it to the cake. This method can be followed for any cake whenever you’re adding nuts to the cake batter
Chai (Tea)
While preparing the tea, add milk and tea powder along with all the spices mentioned in the recipe. Boil well. Do not add water or sugar to this. Let the tea be made of only milk. The cake contains other sweeteners so adding sugar to the tea is not required. Let the tea cool down a bit before you combine it with the cake batter
Masala Chai Cake
Masala Chai Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 190 ml full-fat milk
- 2 heaped tablespoons tea powder
- 8-10 cardamom, roughly crushed
- 4-5 cloves
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 100 grams butter, room temperature
- 30 grams castor sugar
- 100 grams roasted hazelnuts, chopped
- 130 grams all purpose flour
- 210 grams condensed milk
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Prepare the masala chai in a pan by combining the milk, tea powder, cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon. Bring to a boil, strain and set aside to cool
- In a bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and roasted chopped hazelnuts. Mix well and set aside
- In another bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the condensed milk and continue beating. Now add the tea and beat until well combined. Add the flour mixture to the batter and fold well, make sure there are no lumps
- Pour the batter into a 7-inch baking pan (I used a bundt baking dish that was sprayed with cooking oil and dusted with flour)
- Bake the cake at 180 degrees C for 50- 60 mins or until an inserted skewer comes out dry.
Masala Chai Cake
Masala Chai Cake (Recipe Card)
Masala Chai Cake
Ingredients
- 190 ml full-fat milk
- 2 heaped tablespoons tea powder
- 8-10 cardamom, roughly crushed
- 4-5 cloves
- 1-inch cinnamon stick
- 100 grams butter, room temperature
- 30 grams castor sugar
- 210 grams condensed milk
- 100 grams roasted hazelnuts, chopped
- 130 grams all purpose flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
In a pan, prepare the masala chai by combining the milk, tea powder, cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon. Bring to a boil, strain and set aside to cool
In a bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and roasted chopped hazelnuts. Mix well and set aside
In another bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the condensed milk and continue beating. Now add the tea and beat until well combined. Add the flour mixture to the batter and fold well, make sure there are no lumps
Pour the batter into a 7-inch baking pan (I used a bundt baking dish that was sprayed with cooking oil and dusted with flour)
Bake the cake at 180 degrees C for 50- 60 mins or until an inserted skewer comes out dry.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10-12 slices Serving Size: 100gAmount Per Serving: Calories: 355kcal
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Masala Chai Cake
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Great site, continue the good work!
This looks so pretty and combines two of my loves, tea and cake. Now I have to think of a special occasion to make this for.
Thanks Gene !! Hoping you’ll love it as much as I do !!
what kind of frosting would you recommend pairing with this cake? if i wanted to bake it in an 8 inch round pan? Thank you! excited to try this!
Hi Zunaira
I like this cake best served without any frosting. There are a couple of cake recipes which I believe need no frosting, this is one of those recipes !!
But if you’d still like to combine it with some frosting, I think Hazelnut buttercream or even chocolate ganache would go well
2. You can use the same recipe (quantity wise) for an 8-inch round cake. If you’d want a tall cake for frosting purposes then double the batter and bake in an 8-inch tin!!
This recipe doesn’t have any eggs in it. Is that right?
Hi Basbous
Yes !! It is an egg-free recipe
Hi , i want to make this cake without the hazelnuts as we have a nut allergy in the family. So what can use in place of hazelnuts?
Hi Seema.. The nuts add a lovely texture to this cake. But if you’d like making it without the nuts go ahead and skip it (no change in the remaining recipe)