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Parsi Mawa Cake

Parsi Mawa Cake is a Indian bakery style tea cake.
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Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 Cups All purpose flour.
  • 1.5 Tsp Baking Powder
  • ¼ Tsp Baking soda
  • 1 Tsp Green Cardamom powder or Cinnamon powder
  • ¼ Tsp Salt
  • ½ Cup Butter(room temp)
  • 1 Cup Cane sugar(You can use normal white sugar)
  • 2 Eggs(room temp)
  • 1 Cup Mawa powder(you can use grated mawa)
  • ½ Cup Room temp milk
  • 4 Tbsp Pistachio/Almonds(chopped finely)

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 f.
  2. Grease a 8 or 9 inch pan . Don't use small pan .I have seen disaster in the oven .
  3. In a big bowl,sieve all purpose flour,baking powder,baking soda and cardamom powder. Add salt and mix it nicely.
  4. Use a hand mixer or any type of mixer to beat butter and sugar till it is light and creamy . Ingredients need to be on room temp . otherwise you won't be able to make a creamy texture .
  5. Add our mawa powder /grated mawa.
  6. Add eggs one by one. there is a science behind adding one egg at a time . So please follow this rule
  7. Now add half of the flour mixture to it . Mix it nicely .
  8. Add milk to it and mix .
  9. Then add rest of the flour .Mix it properly .
  10. Important thing is not to overmix it .
  11. Transfer the batter to a baking tin.
  12. Always bake the cakes in the middle rack until unless its written otherwise.
  13. It will take around 35 to 40 minutes. It depends on your oven .
  14. Please check with a toothpick.
    you need to be cautious.Dont overbake ,otherwise it will be dry .
  15. Cool it over the rack for 10-15 minutes.Slice it and serve .
  16. You can store it on the counter in an air tight container .Though it will not last because your kids will finish it before reaching the air night container.
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