Mountain Chai Sponge Cake

Name: Mountain Chai Sponge Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 36 h
Total time: 36 h 15 min
Yield: 1 cake
Ingredients: 1/4 cup milk; 6 chai tea teabags; 3/4 cup water, hot; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 1/4 cup cocoa powder; 6 egg yolks; 6 eggs; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1 1/2 cups flour; icing (optional) or powdered sugar (optional)

Submitted by Krsi Sue

"This recipe was on the box of the Celestial Seasonings Chai Tea. Very Unique and Spicy! Ironically - - in russian - the word "chai" means "tea" - -so if you speak russian...chai tea, means tea tea.... Start this the night before to allow the tea to steep well."

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Ready In:: 36hrs 15mins
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 1 cake

ingredients

¹⁄₄ cup milk
6 chai tea teabags
³⁄₄ cup water, hot
¹⁄₄ cup butter, melted
¹⁄₄ cup cocoa powder
6 egg yolks
6 eggs
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sugar
1 ¹⁄₂ cups flour
icing (optional) or powdered sugar (optional)

directions

Steep 6 bags in 3/4 cup hot water overnight.
Next day: Squeeze liquid out of bags and toss bags away.
Place milk, tea, butter and cocoa powder in a saucepan and bring to a quick boil.
Set aside.
Beat eggs, egg yolks and sugar over a warm water bath until the mixture is warm.
Then place mixture in a mixer and whip until tripled in volume.
Cool for about 5 minutes.
Fold the flour and tea mixture into the whipped eggs.
Grease and flour dust (or dust with a mixture of cocoa powder and sugar) a 12x18 baking pan.
Spread batter into pan.
Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
Place on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes, then remove from pan.
Icing is optional or dust with powdered sugar before serving.