Chai Cake with Honey-Ginger Cream
For this month's The Cake Slice Bakers selection, we voted to make Chai Cake! I made this cake right after I got the fantastic book, Sky-High Cakes by Alisa Huntsman (see post here) and was delighted to make it again. It was a fan favorite at the library back then, and it continues to be one of my absolute favorites. It's on page 152 of the Sky-High Cake book and I'm sure you can find the recipe on other Cake Slice Baker's blogs.
Next time (of course there will be a next time! I love this cake!), I'm thinking of trying the Good Earth Sweet and Spicy tea that you can pick up at Trader Joe's. I think that combo of spices will be delicious as well! :)
Thanks Alisa for writing such a fantastic book! If you don't have it yet, please, please pick it up - you won't be disappointed! Check out the other Cake Slice Bakers!
P.S. Today is the last day to enter my 5 giveaways for National Library Week. See the five posts below! Good luck and please check out your local library! :)
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As always, your cake looks magnificent! I'm jealous of those tall layers. Mine were so flat the first time. The second time I only used two pans. YES. I made it again. This is one of the best cakes I've ever had in my life. :)
I agree, this was a TALL cake. Yours looks perfectly baked.
And good idea too, varying the type of tea used. It would be worth a test :)
thanks for the introduction to the book! and that cake really is sky high! :)
Mmm that Sweet and Spicy tea sounds like it would be amazing in your cake! But your cake is already gorgeous as it is!
Oh man. This cake looks totally irresistable. I love that you're planning to mix it up by using different teas. I wish I could steal a slice (or ask you nicely for one) right now. What an excellent job!
i decided to do a more traditional cream cheese frosting and wondered how it might look with the thinner cream, looks fantastic! i loved this cake :)
It looks gorgeous! All cake and minimal frosting = my favourite!
Your cake looks so elegant!
Mmmmmm, this looks SO tasty! What great flavors. :)
Gorgeous photos!
What a beautiful looking cake! I love the flavor of chai!
Looks delicious and as always with your cakes, gorgeous.
Wow, you're not kidding - that is one tall cake! It looks fabulous!
Whoa, your cake turned out really shy high. This cake was great.
Wow...this is awesome! And the flavors sound so cozy...I'd love to try this...not sure if I have the courage, though :/
Hm. Caffeine is supposed to help with your headaches, well, once you get one I guess.
A doctor told a few friends of mine to chug a Coke when you get a bad headache. Sounds like it'd just cause gas.
Oh, I really want to try this. It's a bad inspiration, but Sbucks had a vanilla-glazed chai tea cake once (only once!) that I really liked. I'm sure this is MUCH better!
Hehe - it looks a bit like it's already leaning :) Beautiful as always though. Love the flavors.
Absolute perfection, as always..
Really lovely. Great, great job.
Michelle
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Beautiful and so tempting! A book I'll have to buy one of those days...
Cheers,
Rosa
All I can say is YUM!
honestly, i should have asked you to do the pr for sky high, you certainly have done more than the publisher!
thanks for the kind words, again!
alisa
Amazing cake! I love how tall it is. That is one mighty dessert!! Thanks for a fun week. I always love your posts!
Good golly... your layers are really tall. I am so jealous.
what a gorgeous cake! must be delicious. so so good :)
It looks absolutely amazing. I need to go ahead and make this one. It sounds so good too.
I just joined the cake slice bakers (thanks for the inspiration!) and I made this cake. It was so good.
I don't which of your two cakes I like better. They're both so pretty!
MAN - your layers look incredible. How do you get them so tall and even? Great job. (I miss the librarians in the pictures now).
Wow.. your cake looks great !! well done !!
it is so high, and gorgeous!!
I used decaf too! I used the Good Earth brand, and it was heavenly.
You are truly talented, I love to hear "Sky-high" always makes me wonder... "wink" "Mile High" lol
I love Tea cakes, Chair, Earl Grey.. oh this just looks absolutely fantastic.
Count me in for the give away too!
Looks absolutely delicious and so pretty. And didn't you think this was a great recipe?
Wow, talk about sky high!! That cream sounds fantastic!
Mmmm this is one of the cakes I really want to try from Sky High Cakes! Looks awesome.
Wow - that is so tall and delicious looking!
I've already entered your giveaways - now it's time for you to enter mine!
Your cake looks amazing!
This is truly a cake to dream on! It's lovely.
Oh gosh, this looks ridiculously delicious. MUST....TRY.....
this was an awesome cake! I just posted mine too. a little late. but better than never! everyone enjoyed it!
amazing, beautiful cake. wow!!
Lovely pictures.
woohoo!!! i made this recipe too-- in cupcake form... turned out so lovely and perfectly fluffy... i frosted them with creamcheese frosting with a pool of mango puree in the middle.
YOUR CAKE VERSION looks amazing...!!! i love that book! :)
With everyone raving about this one I'm going to have to give it a try.
~ingrid
As much as i LOVE chai, I didn't get a chance to make this one. Try Stash Double Spice Chai Black Tea. When I don't make my own spice this is what I like. Your cake looks wonderful.
I know I've seen this cake on your blog before, and it looks lovely again. I really want to give this one a try. I really enjoy drinking chai. Like the Tealady, I like the Stash ones--they have a decaf vanilla chai that you might enjoy.
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