Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 180C. Grease a rectangular tin for baking the cake and keep it aside. Take a big vessel and sift the two kinds of flour with baking powder, coffee, powder, cinnamon powder and salt for at least three times.

2. 2

   Take another vessel and beat powdered sugar and oil till it is light and fluffy , for about 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Add the curd, coffee decoction, vanilla essence and vinegar in the sugar and oil mixture and stir it thoroughly. Keep 1 tsp. of sugar aside.

4. 4

   Gently mix in the liquid mix in the dry flour.

5. 5

   Mix the whole batter very lightly till it resembles a uniform paste. Do not over mix, just 10-12 strokes will do.

6. 6

   Pour the prepared batter in the baking tin and sprinkle 1 tsp. of sugar over it.

7. 7

   Bake it at 180C for about 25-30 minutes or till done.

8. 8

   Insert a clean knife and take it out, if it comes clean the cinnamon tea cake is ready, else bake it for few more minutes.

9. 9

   Take out of the oven and let it cool on a wire rack.

10. 10

    Cut it in desired shape and serve with tea or coffee. Stays good for a week.