Description
Hazelnut Chai Spice Bundt Cake with Browned Butter Glaze is like a warm hug by the fire. This perfectly tender cake has a light crumb texture and and you’ll fall in love with the chai spice and brown sugar flavors we all crave this time of year. Topped with a smooth, browned butter glaze, this cake makes a great alternative to pie at your next holiday dinner.
Ingredients
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For the Cake:
- 3 large eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup hazelnut flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
For the Glaze
- 8 TBSP unsalted butter
- 6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/2 cup confectioners sugar, sifted
- 1/3 cup warm whole milk
- 1/3 cup chopped hazelnuts, toasted, for garnish
Instructions
For the Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Generously grease a 10 inch bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray
- In a large bowl or with an electric mixer, whisk together eggs, sugar, olive oil and milk
- In a separate bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and all spices
- Mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture with a wooden spoon being careful not to over mix
- Gently fold in the almond flour and hazelnut flour
- Pour mixture into prepared pan and tap firmly on countertop to release all air bubbles
- Bake on center rack of oven for about an hour, checking oven often after 40 minutes
- If cake is browning too quickly, cover top with foil to prevent burning
- Remove from oven after toothpick inserted into center comes out clean
- Cool 30 minutes on a baking rack
- To remove cake from pan, invert pan on a large platter or serving plate and gently tap bottom of pan until cake releases
- Cool completely before adding glaze or topping with confectioners sugar
For the Glaze
- Place butter in a medium saucepan or skillet and cook over medium heat until butter melts and begins to foam and crackle
- Continue cooking, stirring often, until golden brown specks begin to form at the bottom of the pan and the crackling sound subsides
- Transfer the butter to a mixing bowl to cool until solid (about an hour)
- Once the brown butter has cooled completely, add the cream cheese to the cooled browned butter
- Using a stand mixer, beat the butter and cream cheese until fluffy
- Add the sifted confectioners sugar and mix in completely
- Add 1/2 of the milk and mix well
- Add the remaking milk slowly until the glaze is thick but pourable
- Pour glaze over top of cake and garnish with toasted, chopped hazelnuts