Sugar 2 Salt's Chai Coffee Cake

Tastemaker

By Anna Faller | Dec. 23, 2023

Treating yourself is always in season, as is the Chai Coffee Cake at Sugar 2 Salt in the Grand Traverse Commons. An S2S staple and crew creation, this twist on the classic breakfast pastry ups the flavor ante with house-made chai—that’s a milk-powder base mixed with cozy spices (think: ginger, cardamom, allspice, and clove) and Great Lakes Tea & Spice black tea. There’s a sprinkle in both layers of cake, made extra crumbly with local butter, and it’s blended with a hint of cocoa to form the gooey filling layer. Even the streusel is lightly spiced! Enjoy a bite while it’s still warm, and prepare to be utterly tea-lighted. Grab a slice ($4.50)—and maybe a few other goodies—at Sugar 2 Salt in Traverse City (1371 Gray Dr., Suite 300), or check them out online at sugar2salt.com.