This Mother’s Day I decided to bake a simple cake without frosting for my mother-in-law, just the way she likes it. Just like my mom, my mother-in-law is not a fan of cakes with frosting on top. My Eggless Mawa Cake is perfect for Mother’s Day or an Afternoon Tea Party.
What is Mawa Cake?
Mawa is khoya which is dried milk. Essentially, if you were to simmer whole milk for a while, the mixture would eventually turn into milk solids. Since the entire process is time-consuming, a simple solution is to buy mawa/khoya from your local desi grocery store. Indian Mawa Cake is flavored with milk and cardamom, and then topped with nuts. For this Eggless Mawa Cake, simply crumble the store-bought mawa and add it to the creamed butter and sugar mixture as seen below.
Eggless Mawa Cake is:
Delicious Simple Rich An Eggless Dessert Perfect for Afternoon Tea Cake Yummy with Tea Ideal for Mother’s Day Ideal for a Tea Party
How to make Eggless Mawa Cake recipe step by step?
Prep
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Butter an 8-inch springform pan. 3. Set aside the dry ingredients in a medium-size bowl… flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cardamom.
Prepare the Batter
- Using an electric hand blender, in a large bowl mix the softened butter until creamy. 2. Add the sugar to the creamed butter, blend for a couple of minutes until the butter and sugar form a creamy mixture. 3. Like so. 4. Add the vanilla extract and mawa/khoya. Blend for about a minute until all the ingredients are well combined.
- Now add all the dry ingredients. Blend for about 30 seconds until the flour has incorporated into the butter-sugar mixture. The batter should be crumbly. 6. Add the milk and yogurt. Using a spatula, fold the milk and yogurt into the flour mixture. DO NOT MIX, FOLD THE MIXTURE. 7. Pour the batter into the springform pan. Top with chopped nuts. 8. Into the oven for 45-55 minutes. I baked my Mawa Cake for exactly 52 minutes.
9. Enjoy with a cup of tea!
