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Cardamom Almond Tea Cake
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Cardamom Almond Tea Cake

With nutty goodness, gooey, caramelly jaggery, and floral cardamom, the eggless cardamom almond cake is just palate-perfect for the upcoming festive season!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Course: Cakes, Dessert
Cuisine: Indian, World
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 278kcal
Author: Natasha Minocha

Ingredients

  • 1 cup All-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup Almond flour
  • 1.5 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1.5 tsp Cardamom powder
  • 1/2 cup Jaggery powder
  • 3/4 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1/3 cup Coconut oil You can also use neutral tasting vegetable oil.
  • 1/2 tsp Almond extract

Cardamom Glaze

  • 1/4 cup Icing sugar
  • 2-3 tsp Milk
  • 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
  • 3-4 drops Almond extract
  • 1/4 tsp Matcha powder or green food color Optional as this is only for color

Toppings

  • Toasted almond flakes, Pomegranate arils
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180C. Grease a 6" cake tin.
  • Sift the flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, cardamom powder, and salt in a bowl.
  • Whisk in the jaggery powder.
  • In another bowl, whisk together yogurt, coconut oil, and almond extract.
  • Pour over the dry ingredients and gently mix. Do not overmix.
  • Pour into the prepared pan.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Let the cake cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes before turning it out on a cooling rack.
  • Pour the glaze over the completely cooled cake. Top with toasted almond flakes and pomegranate arils.
  • Slice and serve. Enjoy!

Cardamom Glaze

  • Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl, until you get a smooth, thick mixture.

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Notes

  1. Jaggery gives a wonderful deep, earthy caramel flavor to this cake. But you can easily substitute with granulated sugar or use cane sugar or coconut sugar.
  2. Please don't overmix the batter.
  3. The glaze sets very quickly so add the toppings as soon as you glaze the cake.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 229mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 1mg