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Easy and Delicious Cinnamon Chai Coffee Cake

Easy and Delicious Cinnamon Chai Coffee Cake

This semi-homemade chai bundt cake, complete with delicious flavors of fall, is a moist and dense coffee cake recipe that you’ll want to make again and again! One of the best fall dessert recipes you'll make this season!
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Course: Uncategorized
Cuisine: Dessert
Keyword: autumn dessert ideas, chai cake recipe, cinnamon chai coffee cake, Easy bundt cake recipe, easy cake recipe, fall dessert recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS FOR THE CAKE

  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • 2 3.4 oz boxes instant vanilla pudding
  • 1 c vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 c water
  • 1 bag chai tea
  • 1 c packed brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • Dash of ground cloves
  • INGREDIENTS FOR THE GLAZE
  • 2 tbsp whole milk
  • 1 bag chai tea
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 c powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Using a stand mixer, blend yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding mix, and oil. Add eggs one at a time, mixing briefly between additions.
  • In a glass measuring cup or coffee mug, warm 1 c of water in microwave for about 30 seconds (until it's hot enough that it's producing steam). Add chai tea bag to water and allow to steep for about 3 minutes.
  • Pour tea into cake batter and continue to mix until fully blended.
  • In a separate bowl, mix brown sugar, cinnamon, and ground cloves. Set aside.
  • Pour half of the cake batter into a greased bundt cake pan. Sprinkle half of the brown sugar mixture evenly across the batter.
  • Pour remaining half of cake batter over brown sugar mixture, and then sprinkle the remaining half of the sugar mixture on the cake batter. So, you'll end up having 2 layers of cake batter and two layers of brown sugar mixture - one sugar mix in the middle and one on the bottom of the cake.
  • Place bundt cake pan in oven and bake for 20 minutes at 350. After 20 minutes, reduce the oven temperature to 325 and continue baking an additional 35-40 minutes.
  • Remove cake from oven and set cake pan on a rack to begin cooling.
  • While the cake is beginning to cool, you can quickly whip up the glaze. Start by pouring milk into a microwave-safe bowl and heat in microwave for about 10-20 seconds - until the milk is warm. Place chai tea bag in milk and allow it to steep for about 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, remove tea bag from milk, press tea bag to drain liquid from the bag into the bowl, and then whisk in vanilla and powdered sugar into the bowl.
  • Once the glaze is fully mixed (it will be very liquid-y - that's normal!), remove the cake from the bundt cake pan and set on a platter or plate. It'll still be quite warm - that's a good thing! Quickly poke holes with a toothpick throughout the top and sides of the cake - you won't see the holes, but they'll help the glaze seep into the cake.
  • Drizzle glaze evenly across the cake. You won't see the glaze except for the part that runs off onto the plate. However, I promise you'll taste it, and it'll be delicious!
  • Sprinkle cake with a tiny bit of powdered sugar just before serving - helps to give it a little pop of color and garnish!
  • Serve with coffee or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Enjoy with people around your table!