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Local Flavors...Cardamom & Coconut Cake

 



When it comes to making Indian desserts, I can only think about ingredients like milk, nuts, sugar, cardamom and coconut. Anybody who has tasted payasam or kheer will have to agree that there can’t be a better pairing among such ingredients. The local flavors are so deep rooted in us that where ever we go, we long for such flavors. A simple kaju burfi would satisfy our souls more than any fancy looking donut. Keeping this in mind, the cake recipe that I’m posting has all the Indian flavors.

The first time I got to eat a piece of this cake was through a friend, whose mother had sent it all the way from India. After getting some rough idea about the ingredients, I could hardly wait to give it a try.





Ingredients

Self raising flour 1 cup

Brown sugar 1 cup

Milk ¼ cup

Cardamom powder 1 teaspoon

Shredded coconut ½ cup

Cashew nuts 7-8

Sun flower oil 2 teaspoons


Method

Grease a baking pan with oil and preheat the oven to 180 C.

Caramelize the sugar on low heat.

Dry roast the cashew nuts on a non stick pan and powder it. Set aside to cool it.

Dry roast the shredded coconut on a non stick pan till it becomes slightly brown.

In a bowl, add flour, cardamom powder, caramelized sugar, cashew nut powder, coconut, and mix well.

Add milk and oil and beat it well to get a smooth running batter.

Pour this batter into the baking pan and bake it for 20 minutes or until firm.

Leave the pan to cool and then cut it into squares.



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  1. aipiApril 6, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    Beautiful cake- loved the texture n flavors!

    US Masala

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  2. Priya SureshApril 7, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    Cake looks marvellous, wat a lovely texture..

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  3. Sushma MallyaApril 7, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    Looks delicious and perfectly baked:)

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  4. MunchmanyApril 7, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    Ah...an interesting recipe! For some wierd reason it reminds me of adirasams.....though it has nothing to do with adirasams!! The simplest cake ever eh??cool!

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  5. Suman SinghApril 8, 2011 at 4:14 AM

    First time to your blog..you have a great space here..happy to follow you..
    Simple yet delicious looking cake..nice and easy recipe.

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  6. sanjeeta kkApril 9, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    Lovely clicks, gorgeous cake with very few ingredients.

    Lite Bite

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  7. Sanyukta Gour(Bayes)April 14, 2011 at 9:00 PM

    Wow...it looks simply amazing...mmm...truly mouthwatering..
    First time here...u hv a wonderful space..visit mine as time permits.
    Sanyukta
    http://creativesanyukta.blogspot.com/

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  8. Vegetarian ZestApril 16, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    Thanks everyone for such gracious comments.

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  9. ArchanaApril 24, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    Love these texture and flavours. Must try.

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