Author Notes
Think of a hot cup of chai tea with lots of spices and maybe some honey and orange peel...mmmm. That is this cake.
Shredded squash is a great way to moisten any cake. It doesn't add any flavor, just a nice softness and texture. As for the chai tea, I didn't want to add water to the cake since that would come from the squash. Instead, I infused warm soy milk with rich flavors from the chai plus some cardamom, cinnamon, and fresh ginger. There's a lot layers of flavors going on that I really love. —dixonkitchen
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Ingredients
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1 cup
soy milk
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2
chai tea bags
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2 tablespoons
raw honey (1tbsp for cake, 1 tbsp for glaze)
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3
eggs
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1/2 cup
vegetable oil
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1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
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2 cups
whole wheat durum flour
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1 cup
all purpose flour
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1/4 teaspoon
salt
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2 cups
sugar
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2 teaspoons
baking soda
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2 teaspoons
baking powder
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1
inch piece of fresh ginger, finely grated
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1 teaspoon
orange zest
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1
green cardamom crushed or ground
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1 tablespoon
cinnamon powder
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2 cups
grated zucchini skin on
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12
inch spring form baking pan
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juice from half an orange
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350º
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Place chai tea bags and soy milk in microwave safe cup. Microwave for 1 minute. Add ginger, cinnamon, cardamom to mixture and let steep while you prepare the rest of the wet and dry ingredients.
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In a large mixing bowl cream the eggs, sugar, oil, vanilla and 1 tablespoon honey until well blended. Strain chai mixture and add the liquid to the egg mixture. Mix on high for another minute.
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In a separate bowl sift all dry ingredients or mix well with a fork. Add the dry ingredients to the wet slowly, keeping the blender on at low speed until well combined. Add orange zest and squash and fold in gently.
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Grease the spring form pan and pour batter in. Turn and tap the pan on your counter top to get the bubbles out of the batter.
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Bake until golden brown and toothpick comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
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Remove cake from oven and make a few very small shallow holes with a toothpick. Mix remaining honey and orange juice to make glaze. Pour glaze on top. Let cool, remove from pan, and serve!
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