Eggless Malai Cake
Eggless Malai Cake is a pretty popular Indian cake. It is a soft, spongy, slightly dense and moist cake made with all purpose flour and fresh cream which we Indians called it as malai. It is an egg free and butter free cake.
Equipment
- OTG
- 7 inches cake tin
- Mixing bowl
- 240 ml measuring cup set
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 1 Cup All purpose flour (minus 2 tablespoon)
- 2 Tablespoon Cornstarch (cornflour)
- 2 Tablespoon Milk powder or dairy whitener
- ½ Cup Malai or fresh cream
- ½ Cup Sugar (100 g)
- ¼ Cup Oil (60 ml)
- ⅔ Cup Milk (160 ml)
- 1 Teaspoon Baking powder
- ½ Teaspoon Baking soda
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla essence
- ¼ Teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven @180° C for 10 minutes. Grease a cake pan and set aside.
- Gather all the ingredients at room temperature.
- Sieve the flours, baking powder, baking soda, milk powder, salt for 2-3 times and side aside.
- In a mixing bowl add the malai/fresh cream, sugar and whisk till sugar dissolves and the mixture turns creamy.
- Add oil, vanilla extract and mix well.
- Now add the flour mixture to it and gently fold the batter.
- Add the milk gradually and make a smooth running batter.
- Pour the batter into the greased pan. Make sure to tap the cake tin on the worktop to remove any air bubbles.
- Bake at preheated oven @180°C for 30 to 35 minutes. A toothpick inserted should come out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let it stand for about 5 minutes. Invert and let it cool down completely. Cut and serve.
Notes
- All ingredients should be at room temperature.
- Sieve the flour 2-3 times, this helps in getting a nice texture to the cake.
- You may increase the sugar to 1 cup if you prefer more sweet cake.
- You may replace all purpose flour with whole wheat flour for more healthier version.
- You may substitute oil with melted butter or melted ghee.
- You can add a light amount of cardamom powder to give a beautiful flavor to the cake.
- You can garnish the cake with chopped pistachios or with tutti frutti or nuts and dry fruits of your choice.
- Each oven reacts differently so baking time may differ since the temperature varies from oven to oven. Keep a check from 30 minutes onwards.
- Do not open the oven frequently to check the cake while baking is in process.
- Always use the perfect and correct size of cake pan.So guys do try this eggless malai cake recipe and share your thoughts about the with me too.