Chai Spice Apple Cake

This Chai Spice Apple Cake celebrates all the iconic flavors of Fall. The warm spices and the sweet apples make for a heavenly, melt-in-your-mouth cake.

Course Dessert

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 35

Servings 8

Author mara

Ingredients

For the Chai Spice Mix

2 tsp ground cardamom
2 tsp ground nutmeg
2 tsp ground allspice
2 tsp ground cloves
3 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp coconut sugar (optional)

For the Cake

4 medium apples, preferably Braeburn
1-1/2 cups (195g) whole wheat flour
1/2 cup (115g) light brown or coconut sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup (80 ml) neutral-flavored oil; canola, vegetable and grape seed are great
2 large eggs
2 tsp Chai spice mix
1/3 cup (80ml) milk; dairy and non-dairy both work
1 pinch of sea salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/gas mark 6. Oil an 8-inch (20cm) cake pan and set aside.
In a small bowl, mix the flour, Chai spice mix, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In another bowl, mix the oil and sugar until the sugar dissolves completely. Add the milk and the eggs. Whisk together with a fork. Set aside.
Core, peel and grate 2 of the apples and add to the bowl of wet ingredients.
Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture. Fold them together with a spatula. Be careful not to overwork the batter. If you are using nuts, add them now.
Gently spoon batter into the prepared cake pan.
Core and cut the remaining 2 apples into thin slices and gently push them into the batter in concentric circles starting at the outside and moving into the center.
Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Leave to cool completely on a wire rack before cutting.