Chai Spice Pound Cake with Cinnamon Glaze

This Chai Spice Pound Cake with Cinnamon Glaze is a perfectly simple easy-to-make dessert with sour cream and chai spices.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Baking

Keyword Chai Spice Pound Cake, Cinnamon Frosting, Cinnamon Glaze, Winter Pound Cake

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1 15

Total Time 1 35

Servings servings

Calories 427kcal

Author Chrissie (thebusybaker.ca)

Ingredients

For the pound cake:

1 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
1 1/2 cups white sugar
5 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup sour cream (full fat)
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

For the glaze:

1/2 cup powdered sugar sifted to remove lumps
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 tablespoon half and half cream

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

For the cake:

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
Grease a loaf pan with butter and add a piece of parchment paper along the bottom and up two of the sides for easy removal. Grease the parchment paper as well, just to be sure nothing sticks.
Add the butter to the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix on high speed until the butter becomes pale in colour (about 4-5 minutes).
Add the sugar and beat on high speed until the mixture is extra light and fluffy (about 7-10 minutes, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl every few minutes). The mixture should turn a very pale yellow colour and be quite fluffy after 7 minutes.
Beat in the eggs one at a time and continue beating on high speed for about 5-6 minutes after they've all been added to incorporate even more air into the batter.
Add the sour cream and the vanilla to the bowl and beat for another minute or so, scraping down the sides of the bowl to make sure everything is incorporated.
Add the flour, salt and spices to a separate bowl and whisk them together to combine.
Add the flour mixture to the mixing bowl and fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients by hand using a rubber spatula. Be sure to do this carefully so you don't deflate the batter as the flour is incorporated. Folding requires that you scrape the bottom of the bowl and use an "up and over" motion. Do not stir, as this will break the air bubbles you've created by beating the ingredients up until this point. This cake contains no leavening agent, so the bubbles in the batter are what will keep it from sinking in the middle as it bakes.
Carefully scrape the batter into the loaf pan you've prepared.
Bake for 65-75 minutes at 325 degrees Fahrenheit. After 65 minutes, test the cake by gently inserting a wooden skewer in the centre. If it comes out clean, it's done! If not, return the cake to the oven for another 5 minutes and test again.
When the cake is done, remove it from the oven and let it rest in the pan for about 10 minutes.
Remove it from the loaf pan using the parchment paper to a wire rack to cool completely before glazing.

For the glaze:

Whisk together the powdered sugar, cinnamon, maple syrup and cream. It should be thick, but easy to drizzle. If necessary, add a bit more powdered sugar or cream (1/2 teaspoon at a time) until the desired consistency is reached.
Drizzle the glaze over the cake once it has cooled completely.
Slice and serve .

Notes

To make this cake a day ahead, prepare the cake and store in an airtight container after cooling completely to room temperature. Glaze just before serving.

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