This week I experimented with a number of interesting organic ingredients, my favourite being the Assam tea and the organic honey to bake this delicious black tea cake. Let me tell you a bit about the organic Himalayan Multi flower Honey, which I absolutely loved working with. I fell in love with it’s colour, taste and aroma. It is perfect for baking and I know this because this black tea cake tastes nothing short of heavenly, and I’m excited to use it for more organic experiments that I do.
I decided make this black tea cake in two small tins and alternate the layers with my best ever chocolate cake.
BLACK TEA CAKE
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 4 tbsp organic Assam tea
- 100 grams butter
- 1 cup organic sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup all purpose flour (maida)
- ¾ cups organic whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C. Grease two 4 inch round cake pans or one 9 inch pan.
- On medium-high heat, bring the milk to a boil. Cut open the tea bags and add the tea directly into the milk. Allow to cool.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- In a separate bowl, combine both flours, baking powder and baking soda
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in two instalments alternating with the tea brewed milk. Do not over mix.
- Transfer batter to prepared pan and bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. cool completely.
HONEY FROSTING
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 5 tablespoons organic honey
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp milk
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and honey until smooth.
- Add the powdered sugar and salt and continue mixing until the frosting comes together. Add milk and beat well.
Hello
Ijust wanted to know that which butter(brand of butter)should be used for icing.
Request you to provide lesson on butter frosting.
I use regular amul butter. You can read my post on vanilla bean buttercream frosting
Can I know that what is assam tea
Hello Shivesh, thank you for the recipe! I’ve been meaning to ask whether we could substitute assam tea with any other tea, since where I live is a pretty remote area, and we have limitations of getting certain ingredients, thank you in advance.
how can i substitue eggs with in this recipe ?