Five-Spice Tea Cake

Name: Five-Spice Tea Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons Chinese five-spice mixture (available at Asian food shops and some supermarkets); 237 milliliters applesauce; 0 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 eggs; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoons salt; 355 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters cooled, very strong jasmine tea (use 1 teabag); 118 milliliters vegetable oil

Five-Spice Tea Cake is a dairy free dessert. One serving contains 303 calories, 3g of protein, and 12g of fat. This recipe serves 10. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. A mixture of ground ginger, sugar, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 6-cup loaf pan and line it with waxed or parchment paper.

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Butter

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Baking Paper

Loaf Pan

Oven

Sift together the baking powder, baking soda, salt, flour, five-spice mixture, and ginger. In a medium bowl, mix the tea and applesauce. In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip the eggs and sugar until very light and fluffy. With the mixer running at medium speed, drizzle in the oil and mix.

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Baking Soda

Applesauce

Ginger

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Salt

Cooking Oil

Tea

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Blender

Whisk

Bowl

Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients and 1/3 of the tea-applesauce mixture and mix. Repeat twice more, using up all the ingredients. The batter will be somewhat thin.

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Applesauce

Tea

Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until firm to the touch and split on the top, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 70 to 90 minutes. Set the pan on a wire rack and let cool 30 minutes, then turn the cake out onto the rack, peel off the paper, and let cool.

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Toothpicks