Brewed tea and a bundle of spices create the flavor in a lightly glazed cake.
Chai-Spiced Tea Cakes
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 2 hr 10 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 4 tea bags black tea
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup from 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Creamy White Frosting
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease or spray bottoms and sides of two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans. In 2-cup measuring cup, pour boiling water over tea bags. Let steep 3 to 4 minutes. Discard tea bags. Add 1/2 cup water to tea to make 1 cup.
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Step2In large bowl, beat cake mix, oil, eggs and tea mixture with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pans.
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Step3In small bowl, mix sugar, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg; sprinkle over batter in pans. Pull knife through batter in swirl design.
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Step4Bake as directed on box for 8- or 9-inch rounds. Cool 15 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes. On serving plates, place each cake, top side down; gently brush off excess crumbs. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Step5In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting uncovered on High 10 to 15 seconds or until thin enough to drizzle. Place in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; cut off tiny corner of bag. Drizzle frosting over cakes. Store loosely covered.
Nutrition
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