Sweet Potato Chai Spiced Cake Recipe
Load up on fibre with this healthy sweet potato cake packed with honey, spices and chai. Perfect for those winter mornings!
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INGREDIENTS:
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1 sweet potato -
3 tbsp Prana Chai
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200ml water
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100g flour
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50g melted butter
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2 eggs
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half tsp minced ginger
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half tsp cinnamon
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2 cloves
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2 tbsp honey
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1 tsp vanilla essence (optional)
METHOD:
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️Slice the sweet potato in half and microwave for 5-8 minutes depending on the size of your sweet potato and power of your microwave. Make sure it’s soft then mash!
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️Make the chai concentrate by adding the water and chai into a pan of simmering water
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️Add the ginger, cinnamon, cloves and honey. Simmer for two minutes then leave to cool.
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️In a bowl, add the flour, eggs, melted butter, vanilla essence and mashed sweet potato. Pour the chai concentrate in and mix!
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️In the oven at 180 for about 20-25mins. Leave the sweet potato and chai mixture to cool as you don’t wanna cook the eggs!
Too dry? Add more water.
Too runny? Add more flour.
