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Rich Kewra Mawa Cake with saffron milk glaze

By Sweta Jain

Dec, 19th

951

Servings
12 persons
Cook Time
50 minutes
Ingredients
13 - 15

Ingredients

  • Flour 1-1/2 cup
  • Milkmaid 100 gms
  • Mawa grated 1 cup
  • Milk 1/4 cup
  • Honey 2 tbsp
  • Kewra water 2 tbsp
  • Oil/butter 1/4 cup
  • Vanilla essence 1/2 tsp
  • Baking powder 1 tsp
  • Baking soda 1 tsp
  • Milk 1/3 cup
  • Saffron soaked in milk A few strands
  • Rose petals for decoration As per your wish
  • Pistachio slivers A few
  • Condensed milk 3 tsp

Instructions

  • Sieve flour, baking powder, baking soda together in a bowl
  • In another bowl whisk together oil and condensed milk .
  • Mix honey, vanilla essence and Mawa in the wet ingredients.
  • Now add the dry ingredients in the wet ingredients and mix well.
  • Add kewra water and milk little by little to make a medium consistency batter.
  • Grease a 6 inch tin and line with parchment sheet. Preheat the oven at 180 degrees C.
  • Pour the batter in the greased tin and tap twice to relese some air.
  • Bake the cake at 170 Degrees C for 35 mins. Insert a skewer or toothpick to check if it's done. Cool on rack.
  • For the glaze, boil milk, let it reduce to half, add condensed milk and saffron. Cook for 2-3 mins, then cool down.
  • Demould the cake and pour the glaze on top. Decorate with rose petals and pistachios.

Notes/Tips

Wheatflour can also be used instead of APF. You can add more sugar as per your taste. If using oil instead of butter add a pinch of salt. You can make rose Syrup, khus Syrup or any other of your choice instead of saffron. I used kewra water but you can substitute it with any other also. I made two cakes in two different moulds with and without glaze.