Chai tea spice cake with chai tea spice buttercream - Cake Journal

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 4 tea bags of vanilla spiced chai tea
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
• 1/4 tsp cloves powder
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup butter
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3-5 tbsp vanilla chai tea (at room temperature)
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder