Eggless Mawa Cake | Parsi Mawa Cake | Cake Recipes
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Parsi
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Serves: 10-12 servings
 
Soft, delicious, Parsi special, eggless mawa cake
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
  • 1½ Cups all purpose flour/maida
  • ½ Tsp baking soda
  • ½ Tsp baking powder
  • A pinch of salt
Wet Ingredients:
  • 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
Flavours:
  • 5-6 elaichi
  • 1 big pinch kesar/saffron
For Garnishing:
  • Cashew nuts
  • Pistachios (unsalted)
  • Powdered elaichi to sprinkle
Method
  1. Gather all ingredients and keep the mixing bowl ready
  2. In a small bowl, add kesar/saffron and add 1 Tbsp milk
  3. Pound the elaichi and keep aside
  4. Next, in the mixing bowl, add sugar and butter
  5. Cream butter and sugar together using a hand beater or balloon whisk until sugar mixes and butter turns light and pale yellow
  6. Scrape sides and add crumbled khoya/mawa
  7. Mix the mawa too into the butter and sugar mixture
  8. Add milk, yogurt and cream
  9. 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
  10. In another bowl, let's mix dry ingredients, add maida
  11. Next add baking powder and baking soda
  12. Also add in a tiny pinch of salt
  13. Mix the dry ingredients well
  14. Slowly add little dry ingredients mixture into the butter-mawa mixture
  15. Fold the dry ingredients carefully, do not beat the mixture
  16. Next add powdered cardamom
  17. Also add the kesar/saffron milk
  18. Mix it in carefully
  19. Pre-heat oven to 180 Deg C. Butter a cake pan or tin
  20. Slowly pour the cake mixture, smooth out the surface
  21. Tap the tin to remove air bubbles
  22. Place cashews and pistachios
  23. Sprinkle powdered elaichi
  24. 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
  25. Let it cool, cut into slices and serve!
Notes
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/