Chai and Pistachio Cake

Photo: The Fromagette

Well now you can with this lovely light vanilla buttermilk cake that is jazzed-up with the addition of chai tea. I love recipes that take something basic like a vanilla cake and add one interesting ingredient which creates something new and exciting. I think Chai Cake is pretty exciting (but as you know, I do get a bit excited over cakes).

Finish your chai cake with a thick vanilla sugar glaze and generous topping of pistachios. I just can’t resist those lovely green nuts!

The recipe calls for a sprinkle of Maldon, Pink Himalyan (or any other light flakey salt) over the pistachios and glaze but including this is up to personal taste.

The deliciously talented queen of morning cakes The Fromagette shares this great Chai Cake with Pistachios recipe.

If you like the idea of morning cakes (and who doesn’t want cake in the morning really), have a look at another of The Fromagette’s cakes, this lovely Raspberry Almond Breakfast Cake.

Chai Cake Recipe

 

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

45 mins

 

Serves: 4

Ingredients

For the cake:

• 1 cup flour
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• pinch of salt
• 1 tea bag Chai Tea
• 2 T browned butter
• ½ cup low fat buttermilk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 large egg, room temperature

For the glaze:

• ½ tsp vanilla
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 1 T milk or cream

For the topping:

• ¼ cup shelled, roasted pistachios, roughly chopped
• sprinkle of Maldon, Himalayan Pink {or any other light flaky salt}

Instructions

1. For the full recipe please visit: Chai Cake with Pistachios recipe

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