Cake with Khoya ( Mawa) (Ricotta cheese)

Mawa/khoya cake

ingrediants

1 cup maida/all purpose flour/ cake flour

1/2 cup mawa/khoya grated

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1 pinch salt

1/4 cup milk powder

1/4 cup malai/cream 35%

1/4 cup curd/ yogurt

4 tbsp ghee/butter

1/2 cup + 2 tbsp sugar

2-3 green cardamoms

1 cup or as required milk(room temperature) 

1/2 cup finely chopped dry fruits as per your choice(almonds, walnuts, pecans, etc)

method

preheat the oven at 175c for 10 minutes. grease a cake tin with oil and dust it with flour, keep aside. 

Sieve the flour, salt, milk powder, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl. 

Powder the sugar along with cardamoms. cream the powdered sugar and butter in a mixing bowl until fluffy. 

Now add curd, cream, khoya and whisk well. make sure there are no granular pieces of the khoya. 

Add milk and mix well. now add the dry ingredients into the liquid mixture and fold it gently( very important).  

Pour the batter into the cake tin and sprinkle finely chopped dry fruits on top. 

Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes.

Cake is ready Enjoy.