April 20, 2009

The Cake Slice: Chai Cake with Honey-Ginger Cream


Another great pick by the The Cake Slice Bakers! Chai Cake with Honey-Ginger Cream seems so straight-forward and simple but it tasted so much more delicious than it sounds. I love chai tea and was looking forward to having some in cake form.

The cake used milk infused with chai tea plus an addition of some cinnamon and cardamom which made it a nicely spiced cake. Grinding those cardamom pods sure made the kitchen smell terrific. Even more so while the cakes were baking in the oven.


And no whipped cream frosting this time! This month's cake used icing that combined butter and cream cheese with honey and freshly-grated ginger. The Honey-Ginger Cream looked and had the consistency of condensed milk but tasted just as good if not better.

To go with the Indian-theme of the cake, I used some candy-coated fennel seeds and sprinkled them around the base of the cake and around up on top to give it a little color. I hope it distracts you from my horrible icing job! :)


Please visit the rest of the The Cake Slice Bakers for their lovely interpretation of this delectable cake.

Print recipe for Chai Cake with Honey-Ginger Cream

19 comments:

JIN HOOI said...

well done !! your cake looks good and yeah , this cake tasted great !!

jo said...

Great job on your cake and I love the sprinkles. I thought this cake was amazing.

Katie said...

Your cake looks wonderful and I love the coloured fennal seeds.

Teanna said...

WOW! Those candy-coated fennel seeds look like the perfect addition! Gorgeous cake!

symphonious sweets said...

Your cake looks great! I am glad to have a change from whipped cream frostings as well!

Jennifer said...

Beautiful!! I love those fennel seeds!!!!

Siri said...

Adorable decorating job- I'm loving the idea of the honey-ginger cream.

-Siri

Monica H said...

Your decortaion is pretty as is your icing!

Great job!

Lulu the Baker said...

I love how the candy-coated fennel seeds look. Really cute decorating!

Mary Jo said...

i think the candy-coated fennel seeds look fantastic, love the way you used them to decorate the cake.

BICE said...

Very beautiful your cake.
wonderful idea for decoration.

How To Eat A Cupcake said...

My icing job sucked too! I didn't even read the directions that said to just let thet the frostin drip down the sides like icicles. It might've looked halfway decent if I didn't try to cover the whole thing with icing! Lol. I love your decorations though! :D

Sihan said...

loving the candy colored fennel seeds! and the drippy frosting down the side ain't ugly! very nicely put together and I'm so in love with this cake as well. In fact, I feel like stuffing my face in the fridge for a late night slice now. argh..

Mimí said...

Ginger its feels like soap, but everyone say was delicious

Jacque said...

oooh, I like the decorations! Very pretty :)

It was hard to decorate with this icing as is... it was very thin.

TeaLady said...

Your cake looks just fine to me. I wish I had had time to make this one because I love chai - tea, cakes, ice cream. Yum! Great job.

Jude said...

So interested in trying out this spiced cake. Another great use for chai tea!

lisa (dandysugar) said...

Your cake looks fantastic! I love the way you decorated with the candied fennel seeds. It beautiful. I also love the name of your blog. =)

♥Rosie♥ said...

Bravo your cake is stunning!! Apologies for not calling by earlier due to my back circumstances.

Rosie x

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