Five-Spice Tea Cake
Serves: 3
Gabriella Kub
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
60
Spice
52
Sweetness
53
Sourness
38
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 tsp
Baking Powder1 tsp
Baking Soda1 tsp
Salt1.5 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Ground Ginger1 cup
Applesauce2
Eggs1.5 cups
Sugar1 cup
Vegetable OilDirections:
1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees
2
Butter a 6-cup loaf pan and line it with waxed or parchment paper
3
Sift together the baking powder, baking soda, salt, flour, five-spice mixture, and ginger
4
In a medium bowl, mix the tea and applesauce
5
In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip the eggs and sugar until very light and fluffy
6
With the mixer running at medium speed, drizzle in the oil and mix
7
Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients and 1/3 of the tea-applesauce mixture and mix
8
Repeat twice more, using up all the ingredients
9
The batter will be somewhat thin
10
Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until firm to the touch and split on the top, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 70 to 90 minutes
11
Set the pan on a wire rack and let cool 30 minutes, then turn the cake out onto the rack, peel off the paper, and let cool