Banana Chai Cake
This loaf is perfect for todays Dusshera celebration. With simple ingredeints and a bowl this banana cake can be made in under an hour. Delicious on its own but even better to share with family, neighbors and friends during the festive season.
Equipment
- Medium mixing bowl
- Large mixing bowl
- Whisk
- 9inch Loaf tin
Ingredients
- 250 gm Flour
- 10 gm Baking powder
- 5 gm Baking soda
- 2 Tea bags 30gm
- 15 gm Masala chai powder
- Pinch of salt
- 2 Eggs
- 45 ml Olive oil
- 160 gm Light brown sugar
- 5 ml Vanilla
- 250 gm Banana mashed
- 15 gm Ginger grated
- 150 gm Buttermilk
- 30 gm Demerara sugar
- 30 gm Almonds chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180℃. Line a 9inch loaf tin with a little oil and baking paper.
- In a medium bowl add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, tea powder, masala chai powder and salt. Stir to combine, set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the eggs and whisk to break them up. Add the oil and whisk again.
- Add the sugar and vanilla. Whisk again. Add the banana and whisk well to ensure no lumps. Add the ginger and whisk.
- Add half of the dry mixture whisk briefly. Add the buttermilk and whisk until smooth.
- Add the rest of the dry ingredients and whisk well. Ensuring no lumps.
- Pour into the prepared tin and sprinkle the top with the Demerara sugar and then the chopped almonds.
- Bake in the middle rack for 50 mins until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean. It might take longer depending on the size of your tin.
- Let it cool in the tin for 10 mins, remove and leave to cool on a wirer rack. Once cooled, slice and serve.
Notes
- The cake is done when a tooth pick inserted into the center comes out clean. This might take a little longer depending on the size of tin and moisture of the banana. Hence use the tooth pick as a guideline to know when the cake is done.
- Make your buttermilk at home by mixing milk and 1 tablespoon lemon juice together.
- Find my home made masala chai powder blend recipe here.
- You can bake this cake in any tin, doesn’t have to be a loaf tin.
- You can dust the cake with icing sugar for a pretty looking effect.