Chai-Buttermilk Spice Cake

Name: Chai-Buttermilk Spice Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 59 milliliters butter, softened; 6 chai tea bags; 85 grams 1/3 cup block-style fat-free cream cheese, softened; 1 teaspoons cream of tartar; 2 larges egg whites; 237 milliliters fat-free buttermilk; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters granulated sugar, divided; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 118 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 59 milliliters powdered sugar; 0 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters vegetable oil; 118 milliliters boiling water

Chai-Buttermilk Spice Cake requires around 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains approximately 4g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 279 calories. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of baking soda, granulated sugar, cream cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Pour boiling water over tea bags in a bowl; steep 5 minutes.

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Tea Bag

Water

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Bowl

Remove and discard tea bags; cool to room temperature.

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Tea Bag

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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All Purpose Flour

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Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, stirring with a whisk.

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Baking Soda

Cinnamon

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Salt

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Whisk

Place the cream cheese and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 3 minutes).

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Cream Cheese

Butter

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Bowl

Add 1/4 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until well combined. Beat in brewed tea and vegetable oil.

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Granulated Sugar

Vegetable Oil

Brown Sugar

Brewed Tea

Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix after each addition.

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Buttermilk

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Sugar

Using clean, dry beaters, beat egg whites with a mixer at high speed until foamy.

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Egg Whites

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Add cream of tartar; beat until soft peaks form.

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Cream Of Tartar

Add 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Gently stir one-third of egg whites into batter; gently fold in remaining egg whites. Spoon batter into a 9-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.

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Granulated Sugar

Cooking Spray