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

Mom's Cake

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.

Mom's Cake

*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 !

mom's cake

 

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 !

 

A Beautiful Soul

I have been nominated again by Stephy for the Versatile blogger award and since I have already done it (click to read ) once I prefer not doing it this time , instead I am dedicating this post to that beautiful soul who had the time and love to put up a post on me – To STEPHY @ Stephysweetbakes 

I am so touched by the post and I must say , YOU radiate much more positive vibes that I do! The love you give out is beyond belief.

To those who don’t know Stephy @ stephysweetbakes is from Louisiana. She is master at baking and some one who I look up to or why I wanted to start baking. I envy ( in a good way ) her skills . I mean just look at all this –

Ballerina Dress Cake and Ballerina

I love this one!!!

Ballerina Dress Cake and Ballerina Cupcake Cake

 

 I wish I could get one made by you , with clouds and a tiara 😀 – sign* only if i was there

 

Banana Chocolate Chip Cranberry Walnut Bread

Seriously all my favourite things in one, I cannot wait to try this !!

Banana Chocolate Chip Cranberry Walnut Bread

 

White Chocolate Oreo Cookie Cream Balls

White Chocolate Oreo Cookie Cream Balls

I did try this , with leftover cakes @ Stephy  – I hope this made you proud

Cake Balls

 Once again I would love to thank you for this Award and love