Eggless Thandai Mawa Cake | Healthy Holi Special Indian Fusion Dessert
Eggless thandai mawa cake is a fusion dessert recipe of Indian cuisine. This is an easy whole wheat cake recipe with infused flavor of thandai(a blend of nuts and spices) and mawa(thickened milk). It is easy to make, healthy and super delicious.
Ingredients
- 125 gm whole wheat flour
- 2 tbsp corn flour
- 75 gm crumbled mawa
- 100 gm khandsari sugar
- 3 tbsp thandai masala mixture
- ¾ cup milk
- 60 ml oil
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tsp rose essence
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
For glaze
- 4-5 tbsp milk
- 150 gm white chocolate
- Chopped nuts pistachio and dry rose petals for garnishing.
Instructions
Making of cake batter
- In a mixing bowl add oil, sugar and rose essence, whisk them nicely for 1-2 minutes till they are well incorporated.
- Now add milk and thandai powder, and mix well again. Add crumbled mawa and mix once again.
- Sieve whole wheat flour, cornflour, baking powder, baking soda.
- Gently fold them into the wet mixture.
- The batter should be of ribbon consistency. If it is thick, add 1-2 tbsp milk at a time till the required consistency is reached.
- Meanwhile, grease a bundt cake pan with oil and dust with dry flour, keep it aside.
- Preheat the oven at 180 degrees celsius for 10-12 minutes.
- Pour the batter into the cake tin, tap it 2-3 times and place it in the preheated oven.
- Bake it for 30-35 minutes or till the knife comes clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven, let it cool for 5-10 minutes and then transfer on a cooling rack and wait till it cools completely.
How to make chocolate glaze
- Take chopped white chocolate in a bowl, add 3 tbsp milk in it and melt it in the microwave. You can also use double boiler method for melting chocolate.
- Once melt, mix nicely till no lumps left. If the consistency is still thick add 1-2 tbsp more milk.
How to add glaze to the cake
- Once the cake is cooled completely, pour the warm chocolate mixture over the cake. Garnish with some chopped nuts and dry rose leaves. Cover it and put it in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours before serving.
- Cut the cake into pieces and serve chilled or warm.
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Notes
1. All the ingredients are at room temperature.
2. Preheat the oven before starting baking the cake.
3. For accurate measurement weigh flour and other ingredients instead of measuring with cups.
4. Use either thandai syrup or dry thandai powder that you have in your kitchen. If using thandai syrup decrease the sugar content a little bit.
5. You can also use frosting instead of a glaze as per your liking.
6. This cake batter can also be used for making cupcakes or muffins.