Description
Brown Sugar Boba Cream Cake is a luscious fusion dessert inspired by the famous bubble tea drink. This cake features soft, fluffy layers infused with brown sugar syrup and topped with rich whipped cream and chewy brown sugar tapioca pearls for a delightful texture and caramel-like sweetness.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups (180g) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup (150g) brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (120ml) milk
- 1/2 cup (120ml) brewed black tea (cooled)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream (for whipping)
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar (for whipped cream)
- 1/2 cup cooked tapioca pearls (boba)
- 1/4 cup brown sugar syrup (for topping and soaking)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line an 8-inch round cake pan.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
- Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Alternate adding the dry ingredients with the milk and brewed tea, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Mix until just combined.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30–35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool the cake in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Poke small holes in the cake and drizzle 2 tablespoons of brown sugar syrup over it.
- Whip the cream with powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. Spread over the cooled cake.
- Top with cooked boba pearls and drizzle remaining brown sugar syrup just before serving.
Notes
- Use quick-cook tapioca pearls and prepare them just before serving for best texture.
- For a stronger tea flavor, steep the black tea longer or use concentrated tea extract.
- Brown sugar syrup can be homemade by simmering brown sugar and water in a 2:1 ratio until thickened.
- Chill the cake before serving for a firmer whipped cream topping and better flavor melding.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: brown sugar boba cake, boba dessert, bubble tea cake, brown sugar milk tea cake, tapioca cream cake