Thursday, October 7, 2010

Malai Walnut Cake

I got  this recipe from nita mehta's cook book and i wanted to try it because it was little different as it had no butter and it was made from home made cream, wanted to know how it turns out and when i did it, it was  really very yum...

Ingredients

1/2 cup Malai(home made cream)

1 cup powdered sugar

1 cup plain flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

2 pinches of baking soda

2-3 drops of lemon yellow colour

1 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 cup cold milk

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

For the Icing

4 tbsp softened butter

1/2 cup sugar

4 tbsp cocoa 

2-3 tbsp milk if required

Other ingredients

1/2 cup chocolate vermicelli

1/2 cup colourful sprinklers



Method
  • Sieve Maida, baking powder, soda twice and then keep aside
  • In a Mixing bowl, add malai, sugar and beat it lightly with your hands till it gets well blended
  • Add Half Maida mix,half milk and beat well with the electric beater and then again add the rest of the maida mix and milk and beat it well
  • Add vanilla essense, lemon yellow colour and 1/4 cup walnuts and mix well
  • Pour the cake batter in a greasing baking dish,put the rest of the walnuts on top of it evenly and bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for 30 min or till done
  • Allow it to cool completely on wire rack before icing
For the Icing
  • Beat the sugar & the butter well till smooth and creamy
  • Add cocoa powder and mix well, if its too thick add milk and beat it well for 2-3 minutes till the desired consistency
For the cake
  • Spread the icing on the cake evenly on all the sides,then sprinkle chocolate vermicilli and colourful sprinklers on it and leave it aside for 1-2 hours and then slice and serve when required 

85 comments:

  1. wow!!yum yum!! looks perfect and mouthwatering cake!

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  2. i have no words to say ......it is a spellbound day for me...:-)

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  3. Hi dear,

    They are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo lovely...Can i grab some!!

    Dr.Sameena@

    www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

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  4. looks super soft and yummy & an excellent recipe .I loove the decoration! so beautiful!!

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  5. Different one, sounds healthy and yummy, beautifully decorated....

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  6. amma also used to prepare cakes from the home made cream. The cake looks delicious Sushma.

    Your child is lucky to try these delicious recipes daily.

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  7. Cake sounds really rich and looks super soft and moist inspite of the fact that its eggless!

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  8. Its awesome & Perfect, to be made a part of, any celebrations.... Very DIVINILICIOUS!!!!!!!!

    Ash...
    (http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

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  9. wow wow wow..looks simply irrestible and mouthwatering....absolutely tempting...

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  10. how did you make malai? is it the malai that you saved from boiled milk? the cake looks delicious Sushma. love the colour and that fluffy texture. simply marvelous.

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  11. What a rich cake!!!Looks so soft, moist n delicious!!!

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  12. yumm , i love that colourful topping

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  13. Simply scrumptious, just couldn't stop starring at it.

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  14. what a delicious piece of cake!!! scrumptious!!!!

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  15. looks truly delicious..loved the sponge u got !

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  16. Yes sayanthani i saved it from the boiled milk and it takes 2-3 days to make one cup depending upon how much milk you have used....and thanks for all your lovely comments...

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  17. yummylicious cake. delightful to look at.

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  18. hi sushma
    how are you

    i hope all is well

    sushma i like this cake its yummy looks very nice
    have to eat it
    thanks for good cake

    have fun
    take care

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  19. A mouth watering cake with no butter. I'm sure all kids love this with generous choc sprinklers on top.

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  20. Beautiful cake...looks very moist! I bet it tastes awesome when it's still warm.

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  21. Do U know how bad I'm salivating right now Sush??? Gosh, that cake looks heaven ya! Can I have a piece??? ;)

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  22. Sushma, it is NONFRUIT vinegar and NOT fruit vinegar as you have mentioned in the comment.

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  23. Very different, but sounds very tasty as well. I love walnuts!!

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  24. cake looks so moist.. yummy!

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  25. superbly delicicous... Sushma....wat a lovely bake...super yummy...lovely clicks..

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  26. Cake looks soo soft and delicious...

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  27. wow, that looks so moist and melting in the mouth kind. Loving and drooling over the pics..Awesome job Sushma!

    US Masala

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  28. Thanks shanthi, it was by mistake i skipped that word...and thanks everyone for dropping by

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  29. Brilliant recipe sushma and drooling over the pics...

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  30. What a lovely looking cake. It looks soft and delicious. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  31. looks so yummy dear !! love the recie with malai as a substitute for butter !!

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  32. Malai walnut cake sounds yummylicious sush n esp without the addition of butter (can never imagine that ) :D Like the pringles on it .

    http://sanscurryhouse.blogspot.com

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  33. Fantabulous and an egg free cake.

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  34. Looks so lovely Sushma..drooling over those pictures..soft and yummy

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  35. A very cute cake indeed. Whatever you try that turns out marvelous dear. Beautiful!

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  36. Definitely looks Yum.. Also eggless which is fantastic! And those sprinklers look wonderful Sushma

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  37. Beautifully decorated cake,very yum

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  38. It looks pretty and delicious.

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  39. Malai walnut cake looks awesome.

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  40. Thanks all of you for your lovely comments , do try this simple yet tasty cake...

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  41. wow wow what a delicious cake ..looks very tempting ...i wish i could taste it dear

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  42. So so so delicious!!
    Bookmarked to try!!!
    Soft and moist too:-)

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  43. yumm! looks so delicious and mouth-wtaeringly tempting.

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  44. Love the decoration on top.Cake looks soft and moist Sush

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  45. That cake looks so delicious and smooth!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  46. That looks divine...can't stop drooling :-)

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  47. yummy...............cake icing is suparb

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  48. Cake looks absolutely delicious,soft and super moist..beautiful cake Sush!

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  49. The cake is irresistable sushma and the texture is awesome too...Beautiful and the cake malai that too from home made.. OMG i am drooling dear.

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  50. Dear Sushma, Using homemade malai is surely a very good idea...Loved the perfect spongy texture of the cake....the toppings are tempting me much more than cake though....lol...

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  51. Thats an interesting cake. Nice to see this use for good old malai.

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  52. Hi Sushma...this cake looks gorgeous with walnuts n chocolate. A malai cake with almonds is a specialty in Banaras , my home town . But these flavors in a malai cake look absolutely gorgeous.

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  53. Thanks all of you for dropping by...

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  54. yummy yummy, I currently have the Nita Mehta's book borrowed from library. Tried few of her recipes, came out good. Will try this one too :)

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  55. that cake does indeed look very yum! I can finally put to use a box of chocolate sprinkles that has been sitting in the pantry for months!

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  56. love ur creativity in cooking sush..looks so soft..feel grabbing that whole..bookmarked sush!!

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  57. Ohhh my!! is just too tempting! I HAVE to try this recipe! yum yum.

    Have a great day and thanks for sharing a great recipe!
    Priscilla

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  58. Hey, a cake using cream rather than butter - I like that idea. How do you make the cream?

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  59. Thanks for all your lovely comments, ms chocolette, you should boil the milk,allow it to cool,cream will be formed on top, then again reheat it 2or 3 times and then again take out the cream...

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  60. I am a gr8 fan of your blog. your recipes make me go dumbstruck. malai walnut cake looks so delicious and yummy. each recipes are unique in its own style.

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  61. wow this looks amazing isn't it fun to try new recipes have a great weekend Rebecca

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  62. Looks delicious. Love the frosting..

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  63. wow!perfect texture!!!super soft n delicious D:

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  64. Mmm this looks so incredibly super YUM. I love the decorating you did with all the sprinkles!

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  65. wow, cake looks super delicious, sure to try sometime, thanks for sharing sushma, have a happy weekend

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  66. that is definitely a different recipe! Looks awesome!

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  67. Yummy!!!Give me a piece of it

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  68. Thanks for all your lovely comments..

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  69. Dear Mrs.sushmaji,
    Thanks for dropping in your lovely comments in my blog. Truly encouraging!

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  70. You bet this is a novel recipe, no eggs and home made cream.. the crumb looks very nice and inviting... bookmarked!!

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