Tea Biscuit Recipe (Fork Cake)

Tea Biscuits are a simple, buttery cookie made with unsalted butter, flour, sugar and baking powder. This cake is also called a fork biscuit, after the classic mark that is pressed on top with a fork, which helps to flatten the dough. These tea biscuits are soft, buttery and crunchy, making them the perfect choice for evening snacks, kids’ school snacks, parties or for gifts.

Tea Biscuit Recipe

Easy and fast to make fork cake. It only requires a few ingredients and the cake turns out super buttery and delicious.

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Super delicious and buttery cakes or biscuits taste amazing with a cup of milk. This cake is delicious and can be stored in an airtight container for 3 to 4 days.

About Fork Cookies (Tea Biscuits)

Fork cake is an eggless butter tea biscuit recipe that is easy to make with basic kitchen ingredients such as butter, sugar, flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt.

These eggless tea biscuits are crispy on the outside and buttery on the inside so they just melt in your mouth.

Delicious fork cakes that taste so good with a cup of tea or coffee. These are really delicious eggless crispy biscuits.

I’ve been looking for an easy tea biscuit recipe for a long time. Finally I made this cookie or biscuit recipe and it was a super hit. These biscuits are crunchy and delicious.

One of the best things about this easy butter cake is, it’s a one-bowl recipe and can be made in minutes. The recipe can be doubled or tripled based on your preference and you can also freeze the cake batter in advance.

Bake whenever needed. This is useful during holiday time or when preparing last-minute snacks.

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To make fork cakes, start by beating the butter and sugar until smooth. Then mix with flour and baking powder until it forms a soft and smooth dough.

Then shape the dough into small balls and press gently with a fork to create the classic design. Bake in the oven until golden.

These homemade cookies stay fresh in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. You can also customize the taste of tea biscuits by adding vanilla extract, chocolate chips, chopped nuts.

Whether you’re new to baking or want to bake something quick and delicious, try these easy fork cakes. They’re quick and buttery; everyone will fall in love with its soft, melt-in-the-mouth texture.

Ingredients

• Unsalted butter: Butter gives this cake its classic rich, melt-in-the-mouth flavor, making it soft and indulgent.
• Sugar: Sugar is added for its sweet taste and makes the outside of the cake a little crunchy when baked. Use powdered sugar because it melts easily with the butter.
• All purpose flour / Maida : All-purpose flour forms the base of the cake and holds the ingredients together. You can also replace it with whole wheat flour or use a mixture of both as a healthy alternative.
• baking powder: Baking powder is a leavening agent used to raise cakes slightly while keeping them soft and light.
• Salt : A pinch of salt is added to balance the sweetness and enhance the taste of the cake.

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Step by Step Images

1) Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Take the butter in a mixing bowl. Make sure the butter is at room temperature.

2) Add some sugar. You can use a little granulated sugar, so that the dough becomes nice and soft.

3) Beat well using a spoon or electric mixer until it looks evenly mixed.

4) Add flour and baking powder to the butter sugar mixture.

5) Add a pinch of salt.

Alternatively, you can mix the wheat flour with baking powder and salt separately in a bowl and add them to it.

6) Stir using a spatula until the mixture becomes soft.

7)Now let’s shape the cake. You can use a small ice cream scoop to divide equal portions. Take a small amount of dough from the cake mix.

8) Roll into a smooth ball like this.

9) Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the cake on the tray. Leave space between cookies as they will spread. I got about 15 to 16 cookies.

10)Use a fork to make indentations in the cake. This is what creates the iconic fork look.

11) Press firmly so that the shape remains intact when baked.

12) Repeat this step with the other cake batter as well. Now place in the preheated oven and bake for 15 to 16 minutes.

13) Depending on the size of the cake, the baking time may vary slightly. Once baked, the cake will look slightly spread and slightly golden on top.

14) Remove the biscuits from the oven, let them cool on a rack. Once cool, store in an airtight container and enjoy with milk, tea or coffee.

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Expert Tips

• Use room temperature butter because it combines easily with the sugar and produces a light, fluffy cake.
• Beat sugar and butter until soft and fluffy. This helps the cake rise a little and stay soft inside.
• Don’t stir too much once the flour is added. This can make the cake tougher.
• Add flavoring ingredients such as vanilla extract, almond extract, or spices such as cardamom powder, nutmeg powder to enhance the taste of the cake.
• Sprinkle chocolate chips, chopped nuts on top, press gently with a fork and toast to add crunch and flavor.

Storage & Serving

After baking, allow the cake to cool completely on a wire rack. This helps set and maintain crispness. Then store the cooled cookies in an airtight container. It keeps well at room temperature for 1 to 2 weeks.

Serve fork cakes along with a cup of hot coffee or tea for an evening snack. For kids, dip cookies in melted chocolate, decorate with sprinkles and serve as a fun treat.

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If you like this fork cake, here are some eggless butter cake recipes from my blog that you should try:

Easy whole wheat cookies: This is a simple, eggless butter cake made with whole wheat flour, butter, sugar, baking powder and tutti frutti. This is a healthy, melt-in-the-mouth cake that goes great with a cup of hot coffee or tea.

Butter flower cake: This recipe is a delicious variation on regular butter cookies. This cake is topped with Hershey’s chocolate kisses that melt beautifully when baked.