Chai Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons watkins powdered latte chai tea mix
• 2/3 cup hot water
• 1 cup flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon watkins cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon watkins double-strength vanilla
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon watkins double-strength vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons powdered latte chai tea mix
• grated cinnamon stick (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325°f/170°c
• 2 grease and flour a round cake pan (8"/20 cm).
• 3 stir hot water into chai latte until blended. measure 1/2 cup/125 ml of the chai latte for the cake and set aside 2 tbsp/30 ml for glaze.
• 4 mix flour, baking powder, 1 tsp cinnamon, cloves, ginger and salt. set aside.
• 5 beat sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until fluffy.
• 6 beat in eggs and vanilla until smooth and blended.
• 7 gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with 1/2 cup chai latte until smooth.
• 8 pour into pan.
• 9 bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 10 cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.
• 11 cool completely, about 1 hour.
• 12 spread chai glaze over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down side. sprinkle with additional cinnamon.
• 13 for glaze, melt butter in 1-quart/litre saucepan over medium heat.
• 14 stir in remaining ingredients until smooth. drizzle glaze on cake. if desired, grate cinnamon on top as garnish.