Smell does to discover and enjoy food as much as taste. The sense of smell explores our food before we eat it. The Chai (Tea) masala in the ingredients gives a lovely aroma to the cake and to the house. Chai masala is a combination of various spices like cardamom, cloves and all. which makes the tea special, here the same chai masala is used to make the cake much more special.
This cake is really more simple to make than it looks, I was immediately attracted to this recipe for its simplicity. Recipe source is showmethecurry, with some changes from my side.
The distinctive smell of cake delivered a feel-good factor as well. :)
The cake is not that sweet, but you can adjust the sweetness by adding more sugar.
Ingredients:
Flour (Maida) – 1 ½ cup
Baking Soda – ½ tsp
Baking Powder – 1 tsp
Unsalted Butter – 6 tbsp, softened
Sugar – ½ cup
Large Eggs – 2
Thick Yogurt – ¾ th cup
Vanilla Essence – ½ tsp
Mixed dry fruits – ½ cup, chopped
Chai (Tea) Masala – 2 tsp
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour cake pan.
In a bowl combine flour, salt and baking powder with a wire whisk.
In a shallow dish, combine Butter, 3 tbsp of Sugar, 1 ½ tbsp. of Flour (Maida), mixed dry fruits and Chai (Tea) Masala. With a fork mix till it is crumbly and set aside for later.
Take the sugar and butter and beat together until the mixture reaches a fluffy consistency , this can be done either by hand, otherwise use an electric whisk.
Break in the Eggs into the batter and incorporate well into the above mixture. Add in the Vanilla Essence and mix. Add in the flour mixture and the Yogurt alternately in the batter. Beat till it is all done and incorporated well into a smooth batter.
Add the dry fruit mixture to the batter and incorporate well.
Pour the batter to the greased cake pan and tap the bottom to ensure that there aren't any air bubbles.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 mins, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan, and on a wire rack, for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan, and cool completely.
In a bowl combine flour, salt and baking powder with a wire whisk.
In a shallow dish, combine Butter, 3 tbsp of Sugar, 1 ½ tbsp. of Flour (Maida), mixed dry fruits and Chai (Tea) Masala. With a fork mix till it is crumbly and set aside for later.
Take the sugar and butter and beat together until the mixture reaches a fluffy consistency , this can be done either by hand, otherwise use an electric whisk.
Break in the Eggs into the batter and incorporate well into the above mixture. Add in the Vanilla Essence and mix. Add in the flour mixture and the Yogurt alternately in the batter. Beat till it is all done and incorporated well into a smooth batter.
Add the dry fruit mixture to the batter and incorporate well.
Pour the batter to the greased cake pan and tap the bottom to ensure that there aren't any air bubbles.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 mins, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan, and on a wire rack, for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan, and cool completely.
