Golden Milk Cake

For the Cake

• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/8 teaspoon turmeric
• pinches cinnamon
• dashes black pepper

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Adjust oven racks in the lower third of the oven. Grease a small angel food pan or a 5 inch cake pan
2. Combine flour, baking powder, salt. Set aside.
3. Cut butter into small pieces. In a small saucepan heat milk, the butter, all the spices and bring to a simmer. Ensure all the butter has melted and take off the heat.
4. In the meantime, beat the egg and sugar together until pale, fluffy and tripled in volume.
5. Add in the flour mixture alternating with hot milk mixture and whisk till fully incorporated.
6. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 20 mins until toothpick comes out clean.

For the Cardamom Glaze

• 1/8 cup icing sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom glaze
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream

1. Beat all the ingredients together. Drizzle artistically over the cake. Arrange some chopped and toasted pistachios daintily and enjoy with some chai or tea, ideally chai!