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Chai Tea Cake

post #1 of 16
4/11/05 at 4:44pm
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I have an idea for a new kind of cake, but haven't tried it yet... How does this sound?

How about using Chai Tea latte in place of the water in a French Vanilla Moist Cake mix? I like to make Chai Tea Latte from scratch, but you could probably use any mix you liked for that. You might need to double up on the actual tea for brewing to give it a strong enough flavor, or add extra spices of the cardamom, ginger, allspice, but I bet that would be delicious!

I once made homemade chai tea ice cream and chocolate chai ice creamwith carmelized pecans that was out of this world good. That would go really well with that kind of cake, too. icon_smile.gif

Has anyone here made a Chai Tea Cake before? Please tell me about it or if you try this one, please let me know how it comes out. icon_smile.gif I'll post after I try it, too, but today I must make a Chocolate Explosion Cake!! icon_smile.gif

Blessings,
AngelWendy
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post #2 of 16
4/11/05 at 4:49pm
Oooh! Please tell me how to make chai tea from scratch! I'm addicted to it, but Starbucks is soo expensive, and I've yet to find a mix that I like. And by the way, a chai tea cake sounds absolutely heavenly. icon_smile.gif Let us know how it turns out!!!
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post #3 of 16
4/11/05 at 4:58pm
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Okay..
You need some chai tea to start with..
Boil 2 cups of water (I usually use the microwave)
Put in saucepan the following - 2T Chai Tea, 2T sugar (or less if you prefer it less sweet).

Optionally add the following: fresh vanilla bean sliced open, pinch of ginger, pinch of allspice, pinch more of cardamom depending how much is in the tea blend, and pinch of ground orange peel. You don't have to add any of that. It usually has some of these flavorings added to the tea blend. Note - if you do not have Chai tea, I think you can approximate it with black tea (but honestly not sure which kind) and the spices mentioned above.

Pour boiling water over tea and sugar.
Immediately add 2 cups of whole milk. Heat pan on medium high. Stir constantly til the milk steams. Take it off the heat. Let it steep another minute or two.

Strain it (this is the trickiest part - you need a small enough sieve that fits over the top fo the other container you're using. Pour into another container.
The trick to getting the head of foam is to use a French Press. Pour all the strained tea into the French Press and slowly pump it until the head is about an inch or more. After you've poured out about a half cup or more you can pump it more to get more creamy head on the tea.

Hope that helps!
AngelWendy
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post #4 of 16
4/11/05 at 8:43pm
Wow, that sounds so good! I'll have to not be lazy one day and try that. Until then, it's Starbucks for me!! icon_biggrin.gif
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post #5 of 16
4/11/05 at 9:07pm
Yum Yum..What brand of tea do you use? Does one have more of the spices than the other? what about the one that comes in the can like the international coffees?
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post #6 of 16
4/11/05 at 9:41pm
try it with cardamom,cloves (instead of all spice oleoresin). Use Ceylon, Darjeeling, Assam or Kenyan tea.

Usually u get flavoured tea also like orange pekoe(Ceylon Tea), it's tasty.
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post #7 of 16
4/11/05 at 10:42pm
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Just a note - Orange Pekoe is a name which refers to the size of the leaves, nothing to do with flavoring. It usually refers to larger whole leaves. I didn't know that for a long time and it's something most people do not know, but true! icon_smile.gif

Yes, CCBakes, each brand does add a different amount of spices and different combinations of them. There are also dozens of varieties of Chai even by the same maker. I like UptonTea for most kinds of tea, but I like more spice than they use in the Chai, so I often combine several brands or just add a lot more spices on my own.

~AngelWendy
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post #8 of 16
4/11/05 at 11:13pm
Chai is the Indian word for tea. What is chai tea ? A brand name ?
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post #9 of 16
4/12/05 at 12:12am
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I realize that the word Chai means Tea, however no it is not a brand name. Chai Tea is an Indian flavored tea mix that many companies make, both for home brewing and pre-mixed. You can also get it in many coffeeshops or bistros nowadays in the US. It is a mix of black tea, certain spices, and steamed milk. Here is a site with more information about Chai and how to mix your own batch - http://www.odie.org/chai/recipes.html

Blessings,
~AngelWendy
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post #10 of 16
4/12/05 at 12:33am
thanks icon_smile.gif
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post #11 of 16
4/12/05 at 4:06am
Well I knew that, just gave a suggestion. It's a leaf tea not dust tea. so after boiling water just add the tea leaves and keep for 2 mts before straining through the sieve, so the flavour comes out well.

I knew about this after my customer from Srilanka gave to me a pack of orange pekoe.

thanks
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post #12 of 16
4/12/05 at 10:09am
you might want to check out the DaVinci Syrups for flavoring....they are super concentrated, so they probably won't affect the consistency of icings or cakes (I haven't used any in my baking, but I use their Spiced Chai and mix it with warm milk as an evening drink and I have about 5 different sugar free syrups that I add to my coffee)

Their website is www.davincigourmet.com
They even have recipes for desserts on the website

Oh - and FYI - Marshalls and TJ Max usually have a limited selection of the syrups at about $6 each....ebay is also a good place to get them for less than DaVinci's website pricing
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post #13 of 16
4/15/05 at 4:51pm
Wow, AngelWendy-
Are we thinking on the same wavelength or what?? I made this almost exact cake this past Sunday night!! I am sooo in love with chai! The cake came out excellent. I brewed my tea just a little stronger than usual, added creamer to taste and let it cool a bit. I just substituted it directly for the quantity of water in the recipe (1 1/4 cup). I only had a plain ol' white cake mix on hand, I'm guessing that french vanilla cake would be that much better! Give it a try- you'll love it!
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post #14 of 16
4/15/05 at 5:58pm
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Momsandraven,

Wow, that's awesome!! So glad to know it will work! I'm planning to bake it tonight. Don't know why this message (your comment) didn't come to me in email, but glad I found it! What kind of filling did you use?

~AngelWendy
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post #15 of 16
4/19/05 at 2:11pm
I used a butter flavored buttercreme for the filling and frosting. I think a cream cheese frosting would have been better, but I didn't have the right ingredients on hand. I'm sure by now you've made yours, how did you like it? What brand of chai do you use? Always interested in trying out new chai!
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