Exotic Chai Cake

Name: Exotic Chai Cake
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 2 tsp b.powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp Elaichi powder (cardamom); 2/3 cup buttermilk; 1 XL egg; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup butter melted; 1 tsp rose water; 1/4 cup milk; 2 cardamom pods slightly crushed; 3 tsp black tea; 1/4 cup unsalted butter; 1 cup icing sugar; 1 tsp Elaichi powder (cardamom); 2-3 Tbsp milk

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Ingredients

2 cupsflour
2 tspb.powder
1/2 tspsalt
1/2 tspElaichi powder (cardamom)
2/3 cupbuttermilk
1XL egg
1 cupsugar
1/2 cupbutter melted
1 tsprose water
1/4 cupmilk
2cardamom pods slightly crushed
3 tspblack tea
butter & Cardamom glaze:
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 cup icing sugar
1 tsp Elaichi powder (cardamom)
2-3 Tbsp milk

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Steps

1

For cake :-
Pre-heat the oven to 180• C.
Brew the milk tea first so that you have enough time to cool it.
Heat milk in a saucepan and add the tea & cardamom pods Bring to a boil, remove from heat and keep covered for 3-4 min. Strain with a sieve and keep aside.
Sift the flour, baking powder,salt and Elaichi (cardamom)powder together and keep aside.
2

In a mixing bowl, beat the sugar,buttermilk & egg on high for 2 min.
Add melted butter & rose-water.
Beat for 2-3 min till the mixture is well combined and creamy.
Add dry ingredients and the milk-tea to the batter. Mix well.
Bake for 35-38 min.
Remove and cool in pan for 5 minutes before pouring the glaze on top.
3

Butter and cardamom glaze:-
sift the icing sugar and Elaichi (cardamom)powder together. Set aside.
Take the butter in a saucepan and start melting it on low heat.
Melted till butter browns.
The butter colour could be light brown.
Sieve this browned butter carefully into a glass bowl.
4

Add icing sugar and whisk to combine.
Add a few teaspoons of milk to thin the glaze.
The glaze should look like very thick milk.
Enjoy 😊
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