Eggless Mawa Cake

Eggless Mawa Cake recipe with step by step photos. An Indian Mawa Cake that’s flavored with milk and cardamom and topped with nuts. It’s delicious and perfect with a cup of tea.

This Mother’s Day I decided to bake a simple cake without frosting for my mother-in-law, just the way she likes it. Just like my mom, my mother-in-law is not a fan of cakes with frosting on top. My Eggless Mawa Cake is perfect for Mother’s Day or an Afternoon Tea Party.

What is Mawa Cake?

Mawa is khoya which is dried milk. Essentially, if you were to simmer whole milk for a while, the mixture would eventually turn into milk solids. Since the entire process is time-consuming, a simple solution is to buy mawa/khoya from your local desi grocery store.

Indian Mawa Cake is flavored with milk and cardamom, and then topped with nuts. For this Eggless Mawa Cake, simply crumble the store-bought mawa and add it to the creamed butter and sugar mixture as seen below.

Eggless Mawa Cake is:

Delicious
Simple
Rich
An Eggless Dessert
Perfect for Afternoon Tea Cake
Yummy with Tea
Ideal for Mother’s Day
Ideal for a Tea Party

How to make Eggless Mawa Cake recipe step by step?

Prep

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Butter an 8-inch springform pan.
3. Set aside the dry ingredients in a medium-size bowl… flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cardamom.

Prepare the Batter

1. Using an electric hand blender, in a large bowl mix the softened butter until creamy.
2. Add the sugar to the creamed butter, blend for a couple of minutes until the butter and sugar form a creamy mixture.
3. Like so.
4. Add the vanilla extract and mawa/khoya. Blend for about a minute until all the ingredients are well combined.

5. Now add all the dry ingredients. Blend for about 30 seconds until the flour has incorporated into the butter-sugar mixture. The batter should be crumbly.
6. Add the milk and yogurt. Using a spatula, fold the milk and yogurt into the flour mixture. DO NOT MIX, FOLD THE MIXTURE.
7. Pour the batter into the springform pan. Top with chopped nuts.
8. Into the oven for 45-55 minutes. I baked my Mawa Cake for exactly 52 minutes.

9. Enjoy with a cup of tea!

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5 from 11 votes

Eggless Mawa Cake

An Indian Mawa Cake that's flavored with milk and cardamom and topped with nuts. It's delicious and perfect with a cup of tea. 

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Course Desserts

Cuisine Indian

Keyword Cake, Eggless, Khoya, Mawa

DietEggless, Vegetarian.

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings 16 pieces

Calories 190kcal

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Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp ground cardamom

Wet Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup mawa/khoya
• 3/4 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup low-fat yogurt

Garnish

• 1 tbsp pistachios chopped
• 1 tbsp cashews chopped
• 4 almonds chopped

Instructions

Prep

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter an 8-inch springform pan.
• Set aside the dry ingredients... flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cardamom.

Prepare the Batter

• Using an electric hand blender, mix the softened butter until creamy.
• Add the sugar to the creamed butter, blend for a couple of minutes until the butter and sugar form a creamy mixture.
• Like so.
• Add the vanilla extract and mawa/khoya. Blend for about a minute until all the ingredients are well combined.
• Now add all the dry ingredients. Blend for about 30 seconds until the flour has incorporated into the butter-sugar mixture. The batter should be crumbly.
• Add the milk and yogurt. Using a spatula, fold the milk and yogurt into the flour mixture. DO NOT MIX, FOLD THE MIXTURE.
• Pour the batter into the springform pan. Top with chopped nuts.
• Into the oven for 45-55 minutes. I baked my Mawa Cake for exactly 52 minutes.

Enjoy with a cup of tea!

Nutrition Facts

Eggless Mawa Cake

Amount Per Serving

Calories 190 Calories from Fat 90

% Daily Value*

Fat 10g15%

Saturated Fat 6g38%

Cholesterol 19mg6%

Sodium 171mg7%

Potassium 46mg1%

Carbohydrates 22g7%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 10g11%

Protein 4g8%

Vitamin A 246IU5%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 114mg11%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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