Homemade Spice Powder for Christmas Cake

Elevate the flavour of your Christmas cakes with this aromatic, homemade spice powder. The combination of cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger creates a perfectly balanced spice blend that’s easy to prepare and store.

Ingredients

50 grams cinnamon sticks

20 grams cardamom pods

8 grams cloves

1 teaspoon nutmeg powder

1 teaspoon dry ginger powder

Method

1. Lightly dry roast each spice (cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, and cloves) separately over low heat until aromatic. This step enhances the flavours of the spices.

2. Allow the roasted spices to cool completely before grinding.

3. Dry grind the cinnamon sticks to a fine powder, sift, and set aside in a bowl.

Dry grind the cloves and cardamom pods together to a fine powder. Sift this into the same bowl with the cinnamon powder.

4. Mix in the nutmeg powder and dry ginger powder with the ground spice mixture until well combined.

This recipe yields approximately 80 grams

Transfer the spice powder to an airtight bottle and store in a cool, dry place. Properly sealed.