Cinnamon Tea Cake

This wonderfully soft, buttery cinnamon tea cake comes together in just one bowl and is such an easy, never fail treat perfect for morning tea. This recipe uses basic pantry ingredients, and will be ready to eat in just 30 minutes!

Course Morning Tea

Cuisine Australian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings slices

Calories 186kcal

Author Sally

Ingredients

¼ cup (60 grams) dairy-free butter
½ cup sugar
1 egg room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
⅓ cup dairy-free milk
1 cup plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Topping:

1 tablespoon dairy-free butter melted
1 tablespoon sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease and line a round 9 inch springform cake pan with oil spray and baking paper.
In a large mixing bowl, beat dairy-free butter and sugar with an electric mixer for 1-2 minutes until pale. Add egg and vanilla and continue to beat until creamy. Add in milk and slowly mix through until incorporated.
Sift together the plain flour, baking powder and cinnamon directly into the wet ingredients and then slowly beat on low speed until the batter is smooth and creamy.
Pour cake batter into the prepared tin and bake in the preheated oven for approximately 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
Mix together the sugar and cinnamon for the topping. While the cake is still warm, brush with melted butter and then sprinkle over the cinnamon and sugar. Release from the pan and enjoy while the cake is warm.

Notes

Store cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or wrap slices individually and freeze for up to 3 months.

Dairy-Free Milk: I use oat milk as I find it is the best dairy-free substitute for regular milk, however almond or soy would work here perfectly fine.

I use Nuttelex to replace butter in most of my recipes as it is vegan and gives a 'buttery' flavour without being greasy. As this is an Australian product, the closest US alternative I believe is Earth Balance. Otherwise any dairy-free spread will work.

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