easy mawa cake recipe | how to make eggless parsi or mumbai mawa cake

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 60 minutes
  • Total time: 70 minutes
  • Yield: 1 cake
  • Category: cake
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

for mawa / khova (100 gram):

  • 1 tsp butter
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ½ cup milk powder

for cake batter:

  • ½ cup (120 gm) butter
  • 1 cup (150 gm) powdered sugar
  • 1½ cup (240 gm) maida / plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) curd / yogurt (fresh)
  • ¾ cup (190 ml) milk
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder
  • 3 tbsp cashew & almonds (chopped)

Method

  1. firstly, take ½ cup (120 gm) butter and 1 cup (150 gm) powdered sugar.
  2. beat smooth and fluffy.
  3. sieve 1½ cup (240 gm) maida, 1 tsp baking powder and ¼ tsp baking soda.
  4. mix well using cut and fold method.
  5. now add ¼ cup (60 ml) curd and ¾ cup (190 ml) milk.
  6. mix well using cut and fold method.
  7. now crumble the prepared mawa and add to cake batter.
  8. bake the cake at 180 degree celsius or 356 degrees fahrenheit for 60 minutes.
  9. finally, serve eggless mawa cake or refrigerate and enjoy for a week.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.