Ghee Cake

Ghee cake is a popular cake available in Cochin Bakeries in Kerela.As the name indicates,its made with ghee instead of butter.The cake is very flavorful with ghee and extremely soft with a very nice texture.
Originally its a pound cake can be made in a loaf pan but I made it in 2 small bundt pans and one ramekin.The recipe is given makes a 8 inch loaf.
I bookmarked the recipe from Uma's blog long time but never got a chance to attempt as we always prefer eggless bakes.
After so long time I tried a bake with egg and the cake came out so soft and my kiddo enjoyed it to the core.Lets move on to the recipe........................................................

                                                                        

                                                                                                                           Ghee Cake

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time ~ 20 minutes

   Cooking time ~ 30-40 minutes

   Makes ~ 8' round cake

    

  Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour	1 cup
Ghee/nei	1/2 cup +1 tbs
Powdered sugar	1/2 cup +1 tbs
Baking powder	1/2 tsp
Baking soda	1/8 tsp
Egg	2
Salt	a pinch
Vanilla	1 tsp
Granulated sugar	1 tbs
Milk	1/2 cup+1 tbs

    Method 

• Take all purpose flour,baking soda,powder and salt and mix it well.Sieve it for couple of times.Grease the baking pan with baking spray or oil and dust some flour.Separate the yolks and white,keep it in a separate bowl.Preheat the oven in 350 F

•  Now in a bowl take the ghee and powdered sugar,whisk in an electric hand blender or whisker until it becomes creamy and smooth.Once the mixture becomes creamy add one egg yolk at a time and blend it well.Add another yolk once it gets blend well.

• Now to this mixture add in the sieved flour and milk alternatively,mix it well.Start with the flour and end with flour while doing it alternatively.

• Now take the egg whites in a bowl and beat it well till frothy.To this add the vanilla and granulated sugar.Mix it well,now add it to the cake batter and slowly incorporate well.If you are using electric beater,beat it in a slow speed.

• Pour the batter to the prepared cake pan and bake it for 30-40 minutes in a preheated oven or until a tooth pick comes out clean.Transfer it to a wire rack cool it after few minutes.

• Slice it and store in an air tight container.

• The milk should be in the room temperature.
• Sieve the flour for couple of times,its necessary to get a nice texture.
• In the original recipe,the sugar is powdered and used but I used as such,but powder is recommended .
• Baking time varies from oven to oven,mine was done in 40 minutes.
• The sugar given is for a perfect sweetness,it can be increased if you want slightly sweeter cake.

Enjoy..................................................

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