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    Vanilla Tea Cake Recipe | Tea Kadai Vanilla Tea Cake

    Last Updated On: Sep 22, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Plain Vanilla Tea Cake Recipe with step wise pictures.

    This is a light fluffy tea time cake. I flavoured it with some vanilla. This cake taste amazing with a cup of tea or coffee. It is not that sweet so it goes well with a cup of chai.

    I came up with this recipe because i wanted to bake some cake which i light and not so sweet so we can have with a cup of tea or coffee. The cake is super simple and basic to make. This cake is very basic recipe and anyone can bake it.

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    Vanilla Tea Cake Recipe | Tea Kadai Vanilla Tea Cake

    Aarthi
    This is a light fluffy tea time cake. I flavoured it with some vanilla. This cake taste amazing with a cup of tea or coffee. It is not that sweet so it goes well with a cup of chai.
    4.43 from 7 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 35 minutes mins
    Total Time 45 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 6 to 8 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • Egg - 2
    • Sugar - ½ cup + ½ cup 200 grams
    • Unsalted Butter - ½ cup 110 grams
    • Vanilla Extract - 2 tsp
    • Milk - 1 cup
    • All Purpose Flour / Maida - 2 cups
    • Baking powder - 2 tsp
    • Salt - ½ tsp
    • Cashews for topping

    My 1 cup measures 240 ml

    Cake pan size 8 inch round pan

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 170 degree C. Line a cake pan with parchment paper and set aside.
    • Take eggs in a bowl and whisk till it is frothy. Add ½ cup sugar little by little and whip till frothy and light. Set this aside.
    • Now in another bowl. Take butter, ½ cup sugar and vanilla and whip till creamy.
    • Add in milk and whip well.
    • Add in flour, baking powder and salt and mix well.
    • Now add in the eggs little by little and fold gently.
    • Once the batter is well mixed, spoon this into the prepared cake pan and top with cashews.
    • Pop this in oven and bake for 30 to 35 mins.
    • Remove and cool completely.
    • Slice and serve.

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    Notes

    1)My 1 cup measures 240 ml
    2)I halved the recipe and made a small cake in a 5 to 6 inch cake tin.
    3)The written recipe makes a 8inch cake
    4)You can make cupcakes using this batter too.
    5)This cake is perfect with a cup of coffee or tea, so it is not too sweet.
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    Pictorial:

    I actually halved the recipe. The written recipe is for a standard 8 inch cake pan. I used my mini 5 to 6 inch cake pan.

    1)Take eggs in a bowl

    2)Whip till frothy

    3)Add sugar little by little

    4)Keep whipping till it is light and mousse like

    5)Once it is mousse like, set aside.

    6)Take butter in a bowl

    7)Add in sugar

    8)Add vanilla

    9)Whip till creamy

    10) Add milk

    11)Whip till creamy

    12)Add in all purpose flour

    13)Add in baking powder

    14)Add in salt.

    15)Mix well

    16)Add in the whipped eggs little by little

    17)Fold gently the first half

    18)Now add remaining eggs

    19)Fold gently

    20)Now it is mixed well

    21)Spoon it into the pan

    22)I lined the pan with parchment paper

    23)Top with cashews

    24)Bake till done

    25)Cool it completely

    26)Slice and serve

    27)Enjoy


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    1. Nirmala

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      Aarthi please make a cake using cake gel bakery style vanilla cake

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      • Aarthi

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        will try to do it. Since cake gel is harmful i dont use those.

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    2. Kirthi

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      2 stars
      The tea cake recipie is terrible. I’m very sorry I was convinced with this recipie you shared. I bake a lot of cakes and this is the first time in years that it’s gone so terrible.

      Reply

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