This Vanilla Chai Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake is easy to make and super delicious. It looks beautiful in a fancy Bundt pan, but a plain old tube pan works just as well. You can make it fancier with a glaze or a dusting of powdered sugar, but it’s really good on its own, too.
We talk you through making this Vanilla Chai Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake in Episode 269 of our podcast. If you enjoy this recipe, you may also like our recipes for Pumpkin Applesauce Bundt Cake and Zucchini Black Walnut Cake.
Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour of gluten free 1-1 flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cardamom
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp ground black pepper
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter or dairy free butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
3 large chicken eggs, 2-3 duck eggs depending on size, or 1 goose egg, at room temperature
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup low fat buttermilk or dairy free buttermilk (add a teaspoon of lemon juice or vinegar to a cup of plant milk and let it sit for at least 10 minutes.)
Confectioners sugar for dusting, or add glaze if desired
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray or grease your Bundt pan, making sure you get grease into any decorative crevices. Set aside.
In a medium sized mixing bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, salt and black pepper. Set aside.
Using a large mixing bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the butter and both sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition and stopping to scrape down the sides. Mix in vanilla extract, then add the dry ingredients, alternating with the buttermilk. Beat on low until just combined, scraping down the sides as necessary.
Add the batter to your Bundt pan, spreading evenly with a spatula. Bake 50- 55 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan for 10-15 minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack. When the cake is completely cooled you can dust with confectioners’ sugar or glaze if desired. Serve and enjoy!