Indian · serves 2
Chai Spice Cake
Milk actually steeped with tea leaves, not just spices thrown in. It tastes like a cup of chai.
Ingredients
- 240ml milk
- 4 tea bags or 2 tbsp loose black tea
- 60ml sunflower oil
- 125ml plain yogurt
- 150g granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 180g plain flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
Method
- Warm the milk, add the tea, bring to a boil, then off the heat for 10 minutes. Strain and throw the leaves away.
- Whisk oil, yogurt, sugar, vanilla and the tea milk together.
- Sift in flour, soda, baking powder, salt and all four spices. Stir gently, just until no lumps remain.
- Lined 18cm tin. 180°C for 35 minutes.
- Cool in the tin. It is better the next day, once the spice has settled.