Recipe for Mawa Cake
Anita Rodrigues
A Bakery style Recipe for Mawa Cake with basic cake ingredients. Enjoy it plain with a cup of tea or coffee.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 40 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Cake
Cuisine Indian
- 150 gram All-purpose flour 1 cup
- 150 grams Butter ⅔ cup
- 150 grams Powdered sugar 2/3 cup
- 3 Eggs
- 125 grams Mawa ¾ cup
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Vanilla essence
- Salt to taste if using unsalted butter
How to make Mawa Cake
In a large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy with an electric beater or whisk.
Add eggs one by one and also add the vanilla essence.
Now crumble the Mawa and add to the cake mixture and continue to beat well.
Add in the sifted flour, along with the baking powder and mix gently with a spatula.
Put the cake batter into a 7-inch cake tin, lined with parchment paper.
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 170° C for 35 to 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Wait for the cake to cool for atleast 10 minutes, before you could cut it into slices and serve.
- Use all ingredients at room temperature only.
- Check your oven temperature and bake the cake accordingly. Generally, 170° or 180° is fine.
- Don't over-mix or under-mix your cake batter.
- Do not open the oven while the cake is baking during the first 30 minutes.
- Check your cake after 35 minutes and bake for 5 to 8 minutes more accordingly.
- Add 1/2 a tsp salt into the batter if you are using unsalted butter.
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