Jaggery coconut and cardamom cakes which will remind you of Indian sweets. A super easyand quick vegan cake recipe you will find very handy!
Vegan, super moist and very flavorful, these little cakes come together in a jiffy and bake in a flash! You can try the crispy crumb topping which is made very easily in the KitcenAid
stand mixer. If you have just got your KitchenAid stand mixer, this is the perfect recipe for you to warm up to the machine. The quick and easy cakes allow you to experiment and try out variations. Please note: You can also try making these cakes using or hand mixer
stand mixer. If you have just got your KitchenAid stand mixer, this is the perfect recipe for you to warm up to the machine. The quick and easy cakes allow you to experiment and try out variations. Please note: You can also try making these cakes using or hand mixer
If you have been meaning to buy a stand mixer or just got a new KitchenAid stand mixer, do check out my previous post How To Use A KitchenAid stand mixer. You can also watch my
video here.
video here.
The recipe for Jaggery, Coconut and Cardamom Cakes is based on Rose Beranbaum’s recipe for Molasses Crumb Cakelets from her Baking Bible. Since molasses is not so commonly available to us here and is also pretty expensive, I tried these with jaggery liquid and loved the results! You can find jaggery liquid at most organic food stores. But if you are lucky enough to find light molasses(Grandmas’s is the recommended brand), you absolutely must try. Do not forget to leave your comment for me!
Here is the recipe. Rose’s recipe makes 48 cakes baked in 4 mini muffin trays, I have halved the recipe. Try it once and double the recipe if you wish as the cakes keep well. You can also watch my video here.
Ingredients
All purpose flour / maida 130 grams /1 cup
Caster sugar (the crumb topping will not work well with powdered sugar) 100 grams/1/2 cup
Cardamom powder, freshly ground - 1 teaspoon
Salt - a pinch
Fresh grated coconut 1/4 cup
Vegetable oil 60 ml/ 1/4 cup
Jaggery liquid or light molasses 60 ml / 1/4 cup
Boiling water 120 ml /1/2 cup
Baking soda 1/4 teaspoon
Method:
Please note: I have used the stand mixer for making these. You can try making these using a pastry cutter or dough scraper(for step 5) and then use a hand mixer for the next steps.
Please note: I have used the stand mixer for making these. You can try making these using a pastry cutter or dough scraper(for step 5) and then use a hand mixer for the next steps.
1. Preheat oven to 180C / 350 F
2. Grease two 12-cavity mini muffin tins with baking spray.
3. Fit the Kitchen Aid with the paddle/flat beater attachment.
4. In the mixing bowl, take the all-purpose flour, sugar, cardamom powder,salt and the oil.
5. Mix on low speed (speed 2) until the mixture is crumbly. This happens effortlessly in the stand mixer!
6. Weigh and reserve 40 grams of this crumbly mixture for the topping. Crumble it with your fingers and set aside.
7. Now add the coconut, the boiling water and soda and mix on low speed for about a minute. The mixture will be smooth and quite thin. Run a spatula around the mixing bowl to be sure the ingredients are well mixed.
8. Take the mixture in a liquid measuring cup and fill the batter about 3/4 full in each cavity. You could also use a spoon, but pouring from the cup is easier and faster.
9. Sprinkle the crumb topping very lightly over the cakes. I find that the crumbs crisp up in my oven when the mixture is fine and sprinkled in a very thin layer. Read note below
10. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
11. Place the tins on a cooling rack and cool the cakes for 10 minutes. Unmold the cakes and place them on the cooling rack top side facing up. Cool completely before storing.
12. The cakes can be stored at room temperature for a couple of days (for a week if not for the coconut).You could also refrigerate them for a longer shelf life or freeze.
Please note: I find that the crumb topping crisps up in my oven only if it is really fine and sprinkled very lightly over the cakes. The topping will remain crisp for a while. But I loved the cakes even without the topping, in fact I prefer the cakes without the crumb topping. Do try and see what works best for you.
Do absolutely try these cakes, am sure you will love them!
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