# Chai Cake

Extra moist spiced chai cake, soaked with sweet chai milk and frosted with delectable brown butter cream cheese frosting.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- salt
- cinnamon
- ginger
- cloves
- cardamom
- butter
- light brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- large eggs
- vanilla
- whole milk
- chai tea bags
- sweetened condensed milk
- powdered sugar
- cream cheese

## Instructions

1. In a large bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and cardamom.
2. In a separate large bowl, combine softened butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
3. Cream the butter and sugar mixture using an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs and vanilla extract to the creamed mixture and mix until well combined.
5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with whole milk, mixing until just combined.
6. Pour the cake batter into a prepared baking pan.
7. Bake the cake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
8. Heat whole milk in a small bowl or saucepan and steep chai tea bags in it to create chai milk.
9. Remove the tea bags and add sweetened condensed milk to the chai milk.
10. Whisk the chai milk mixture until well combined.
11. In a saucepan, brown some butter until it turns amber and smells nutty.
12. In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, and brown butter.
13. Mix with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy to make the cream cheese frosting.
14. Poke holes all over the cooled cake using a wooden stick or the back of a spoon.
15. Pour the chai milk mixture evenly over the poked cake, allowing it to soak in.
16. Spread the brown butter cream cheese frosting generously over the soaked cake.
17. Cut the cake into squares and serve.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- whisk
- electric mixer
- baking pan
- small bowl
- saucepan
- spatula

## Tips

- The cake is extra moist.
- The cake is packed full of warm autumn flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSn8B7Ly/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b2eede4d-b12e-41ee-bf67-659c928a31f9
- Extracted: 2025-07-19

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