Eggless Mawa Cake | Parsi Mawa Cake | Cake Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Parsi
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Serves: 10-12 servings
- 1½ Cups all purpose flour/maida
- ½ Tsp baking soda
- ½ Tsp baking powder
- A pinch of salt
- 1 Cup sugar
- ¼ Cup room temperature butter
- 1 Cup homemade khoya/mawa
- ½ Cup milk + extra as required to adjust consistency
- 2 Tbsp yogurt
- 2 Tbsp fresh cream
- 5-6 elaichi
- 1 big pinch kesar/saffron
- Cashew nuts
- Pistachios (unsalted)
- Powdered elaichi to sprinkle
- Gather all ingredients and keep the mixing bowl ready
- In a small bowl, add kesar/saffron and add 1 Tbsp milk
- Pound the elaichi and keep aside
- Next, in the mixing bowl, add sugar and butter
- Cream butter and sugar together using a hand beater or balloon whisk until sugar mixes and butter turns light and pale yellow
- Scrape sides and add crumbled khoya/mawa
- Mix the mawa too into the butter and sugar mixture
- Add milk, yogurt and cream
- Mix this well with the butter-mawa mixture. Do not worry if you do not get an even mixture and looks lumpy, that is what adds texture to the cake
- In another bowl, let's mix dry ingredients, add maida
- Next add baking powder and baking soda
- Also add in a tiny pinch of salt
- Mix the dry ingredients well
- Slowly add little dry ingredients mixture into the butter-mawa mixture
- Fold the dry ingredients carefully, do not beat the mixture
- Next add powdered cardamom
- Also add the kesar/saffron milk
- Mix it in carefully
- Pre-heat oven to 180 Deg C. Butter a cake pan or tin
- Slowly pour the cake mixture, smooth out the surface
- Tap the tin to remove air bubbles
- Place cashews and pistachios
- Sprinkle powdered elaichi
- Place in oven for 30-40 minutes or till done. Check with a wooden skewer or toothpick and it will done if it comes out clean
- Let it cool, cut into slices and serve!
Use fresh homemade khoya/mawa for that delectable taste!
Adding kesar/saffron is optional but that beautiful colour is amazing!
Adding nuts is optional, keep the cake plain if you prefer
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/eggless-mawa-cake/
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