Description
There’s no need for your cake cups to be boring vanilla or chocolate…
Ingredients
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For the chai spice mix:
- 3 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 3 tbsp ground ginger
- 3 tbsp ground black cardamom
- 1/2 tbsp ground green cardamom
- 1/4 tbsp ground cloves
For the cake:
- 1 1/4 cups whole milk
- 1 chai tea bag
- 2 3/4 cups cake flour, sifted
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 7 tsp chai spice mix (see above)
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 2/3 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 cup sour cream, room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
For the whipped cream:
- 4 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup freeze-dried blueberry powder
For plating:
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Blend chai spice mix. Place in a container with a tight lid.
- Warm the milk over low heat just until boiling, stirring frequently to prevent scorching.
- Pour the boiling milk into a heat-proof mason jar and add chai tea bag. Steep until mixture reaches room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour the sides and bottom of a half sheet cake pan.
- In a mixing bowl, add sifted cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and 2 tbs of chai spice mix into a bowl. Whisk to combine.
- In a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs, vanilla, and sour cream and whip on high until well combined. Remember to scrape the sides of the bowl at least once!
- Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Add the chai milk mixture slowly and mix until just incorporated. Scrape the sides of the bowl and check for lumps. Mix until thick but still pourable.
- Pour batter evenly into cake pan.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until a wooden skewer emerges clean from the cake.
- Let cool in the pan.
- Using a highball glass, cut circles of cake.
- Place a circle of cake in the glass, press down lightly till it reaches the bottom of the glass.
For whipped cream and plating:
- Whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
- Add powdered sugar and freeze-dried blueberry powder.
- Whip until well combined and firm.
- Spread blueberry whipped cream over the cake. Wipe the glass down.
- Add another layer of cake and blueberry whipped cream.
- Wipe glass.
- Repeat one more time to get three layers.
- Dust with freeze-dried blueberry powder. Garnish with fresh berries. Enjoy!
