Malai cake is delicious, rich cake with a flavor of thick cream and it’s a perfect tea time partner. Creamy malai makes this cake so soft it just melts in the mouth.
Cream refers to “MALAI” – It is a thick yellowish layer of fat and coagulated proteins that form a layer on the surface of the milk. It is formed when raw milk is heated for an hour and then it cools down completely. After that, a thick, yellow-toned layer of fat will form on the surface. This layer is skimmed off. You can consume it directly, with sugar or use as an ingredient in cooking. Malai is used most often in North Indian dishes to make gravy rich and creamy. I already posted a sabji recipe with malai – Malai Ki Sabji.
I didn’t add any oil or butter in this cake because of a good amount of butterfat already in malai. Do try it Cake …..
Ingredients:
Whole Wheat Flour – 1 cup
Malai or Cream – 1/2 cup
Powdered White Sugar – 1/2 cup
Vanilla Custard Powder – 2 tbsp
Baking Soda – 1/4 tsp
Baking Powder – 1 tsp
Milk – 1/2 cup (Room Temperature)
A pinch of Salt
Full recipe: Malai Custard Cake – No Oil Cake – Eggless Tea Time Pressure Cooker Cake