Search Results: label/mawa cake (57)

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…and Mumbai is blessed with Irani bakeries par excellence and good quality mawa cake is easily available. Besides, most Indian sweets are mawa based and mawa is prepared the traditional way almost every day to create Indian mithai. Making mawa / khoya / khoa in the traditional way is time consuming but very delicious. Quick mawa making in a microwave with milk, ghee and milk powder is also very popular. Since we get it easily, I always use store b…

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…sorts of biscuits & cakes but it was the Shrewsbury Biscuits & the Mawa Cakes which would steal my attention. Unfortunately, this bakery just closed down recently & I was nursing a broken heart for quite some time. But there is still hope… Even though many Irani Restaurants which were situated just around the corner & at junctions have closed down; there are still quite a few which exist & serve Mawa Cakes. I particularly like…

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…was worth every bit of effort. A Black Forest Cake is an ideal celebratory cake. I made this cake for my hubby for his birthday and decorated the cake with a sweet cherry heart which is also apt for your Valentine on Valentine’s Day! So here it is… my very first post this year to kick-start the preparations in anticipation of “Valentine’s Day”. This is my tried and tested Chocolate Cake recipe for this Black Forest Cake. Fun Fact: The cake isn’t d…

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…w minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Assembling the Battenberg Cake: When the cake is cooled completely, stack the cakes one on top of the other and trim the edges of the cake with a long serrated knife. Brush away the crumbs and neaten the strips. Then cut the cake portions lengthwise in half, making four equal parts. Warm the jam in a small saucepan. Pass through a small sieve to get smooth jam. Alternate the colors in a checkered pa…

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…cake out from the oven. Use a pastry brush to glaze the top of the entire cake. Pop the cake back in the oven to bake further for another 10-12 mins. or until done. The baked cake should be firm and springy to the touch and the skewer inserted in the center of the cake should come out clean. Transfer the baked cake to cool for 10 mins on a wire rack. Remove the cooled cake from the tin and place on a cling film. Spoon the whiskey on the entire ca…

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…the tin with the cooled caramelized sugar. Now it is time to assemble the cake… First, gently add 6 tbsps. of Purple cake batter in the centre of the liquid crème caramel mixture. The batter will float around so now this is the test of patience! You need to follow it around. Then spoon in 6 tbsps. of Pink cake batter & pour in the middle of the purple batter… again you will see that the batter will keep moving around & you have to be real…

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…day in the freezer & then use it to bake this wonderful vanilla sponge cake. This cake is perfect for me! I sandwich the cakes with jam, butter cream icing etc. This cake is ideal for trifles & tastes lovely with ice cream too! This cake is especially for my friend Sujata Chandekar, who requested for this recipe. Dear Suju, I hope you & your family will relish this cake the way we do.. Enjoy this light, fluffy cake bursting with the sw…

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…an to a wire rack and let the cake cool completely. To further loosen the cake run a knife around the edge of the pan and turn the cake out on a board or plate. Turn the cake right side up and evenly spoon the remaining 2 tablespoons of brandy on the cake or more if you like a drunken cake! Wrap the cake in cling film / foil and store in an airtight container in the fridge overnight; preferably for a couple of days. Cover with marzipan and / or ma…

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…evenly. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180C for about an hour or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove cake from the oven and let it stand for about 10 minutes. Turn out the cake on a cooling rack. When the cake is completely cool; spoon some rum on to the entire cake (optional). Wrap the cake in cling film or foil and keep in the fridge overnight. The flavor improves as it matures. But does one have the patience to wait f…

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…e of Vanilla Sponge Cake to create this irresistible layered mousse mirror cake. This cake ideally calls for fresh mangoes. I love the combination of fresh cubes of mango & puree in this layered soft & moist cake. Though it takes a while to assemble this cake, I must say it is a real beauty! If you wish to serve this as a dessert or as the main cake at a birthday party, it will not only be impressive but spectacular. If you love mango mous…

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