MOMS CAKE – BACK TO OLD MEMORIES

I am going to share a recipe from my mother’s book which is so close to my heart. I have never tasted anything like this before – A cake that is made with  mothers ‘s unconditional love

Every bite of this cake takes me back to those beautiful days … spent with family and friends. During our college days , We used to wait for her to send us some and she used to send them in batches so none of us our left out  😀

Recently ,  as I succeeded in baking , I decided to make this ,  it turned out good but not as good as my mothers ( she says her secret ingredient is love- yea off course ! nothing can be greater than a mother’s love )

I hope this recipe gives you happiness in and out

Ingredients 

Butter                    : 400 g ( room temperature )

Milk                        : 1 cup

Sugar                      :  2 cups  (keep 3 tbsp separate for caramelizing )

Cinnamon               : 1 big piece /stick

Cardamon              : 5 -10

Flour                        : 2 cups

Baking powder       : 3/4 tsp

Salt                           : 1/2 tsp

Vanilla                      : 1 tbsp

Egg                           : 5

Secret ingredient   : Love

Method

1. Preheat oven to 170°C. Grease and lightly flour a 10 inch cake pan.
2.  In a large bowl beat butter , sugar , salt and vanilla until creamy, Add eggs (1  or 2 at a time ) and beat well.
3. Caramelize sugar (refer notes below ) and pour it into the batter.
4. Once done , beat in milk and flour ( sift flour) followed by baking powder , ground cinnamon and cardamom.
5. Spoon into a pan and smooth surface. Bake  for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

*Notes  to Caramelize sugar

Heat a small deep pan and add 3 tbsp of sugar with 2 tsp pf water. Melt the sugar to a caramel color and pour it into the batter.

 

Don’t forget to add loads and loads of love !

 

You can either eat it hot or cold … we usually start of with licking of the batter to scarping out the edges from cake pan.

Hope you try this cake and feel free to tell me your comments.

Happy Weekend !