Chai Cake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons loose black tea
• 7 cardamom pods crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1/4 inch fresh ginger peeled and grated
• 2 whole eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon canela ground
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 cup european style butter Plugrá®, unsalted, at room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 5 egg whites
• 1 pound european style butter Plugrá, cut into pieces, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Nutrition

• Calories : 570 calories
• Carbohydrate : 49 grams
• Cholesterol : 155 milligrams
• Fat : 40 grams
• Fiber : 1 grams
• Protein : 5 grams
• SaturatedFat : 25 grams
• Sodium : 160 milligrams
• Sugar : 39 grams