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4.88 from 16 votes
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This warm soft cake with cardamom and nutmeg reminds me of Parsi bakeries in Mumbai. Merwan’s bakery has the best mawa cakes and this recipe is as close as I could get to those. The cake has a dense texture from mawa or milk solids and yet tastes light and heavenly. This cake is perfect for tea time. I like my cake a little warm with a hot cup of masala chai.
For the best tasting cake, use freshly ground green cardamom powder and freshly grated nutmeg. If that is not available, try pre-ground powders. I’ve never tried this cake with milk powder, but if mawa is not available where you live, you may try substituting milk powder in the recipe.
I find the KitchenAid mixer really useful for cakes and cookies. Especially for this cake, a stand mixer will help better mix all the ingredients since it has dry milk solids (mawa or khoa).
Before the holidays, I make a ton of these cakes in small aluminum baking pans to give as gifts. Everyone loves these cakes and always ask for more.
Mawa Cake
A warm dense cake made with milk solids or mawa, green cardamom powder, nutmeg and almonds
4.88 from 16 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 35 minutes mins
Total Time 55 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian, Irani
Servings 8
Calories 449 kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter or ghee
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup grated mawa or milk powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp green cardamom powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg powder
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds or pistachios
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream together butter and sugar.
Add grated mawa or milk powder and mix.
Beat 2 eggs into the mixture.
Add all the remaining dry ingredients and milk, except the nuts.
Pour the batter into a greased baking pan lined with parchment paper.
Sprinkle almonds or pistachios on top of the batter.
Bake in preheated oven for about 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
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Notes
Mawa or khoya is solidified milk. You may substitute milk powder for mawa if mawa is unavailable.
I used butter in my recipe but using ghee will give it a richer taste.
Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature.
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Mawa Cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 449Calories from Fat 207
% Daily Value*
Fat 23g35%
Saturated Fat 13g81%
Cholesterol 79mg26%
Sodium 278mg12%
Potassium 99mg3%
Carbohydrates 52g17%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 26g29%
Protein 11g22%
Calcium 280mg28%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Vitamin A 573IU11%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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By FoodLifeAndMoney in January, 2019
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11 thoughts on “Mawa Cake Recipe”
I had tried your recipe during Diwali. It become a immediate hit in my family. The taste was heavenly delicious.Thank you Rupali. I am so glad your family liked my recipe 🙂
This recipe is a keeper! So incredibly good.
Yummy, looks so good!
Great!Hi , the recipe seems to be easy but if I want to replace egg , what should I put . Thank you
Hi Sheetal, I haven’t made this particular recipe without eggs. However, I have used unsweetened applesauce in other recipes to substitute eggs. 1/4th cup applesauce for each egg that you replace. Hope that helps! Let me know how the cake turns out 🙂
This has become a family favourite. Thank you so much! Would it be possible for you to tell me the quantity of the 1X cake in grams? I’m having a hard time figuring it out.Hi Ruta, I am not sure how much it weighs in grams. I will check it when I make it again and update the post. I am glad you like the recipe!
The cake is absolutely divine! I added half a cup of extra sugar though but it was still on only mildly sweet which makes it a perfect accompaniment to tea or coffee. Thank you so much for the recipe! Definitely saving this one!!Thank you Priyu! I’m glad you like the recipe. I also have a new YouTube channel on personal finance. Please support it as well. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf5VhRaum-fQLFS5x9bKBeWourFU3tdg0
