Easy Tea Cake
A traditional Kerala sweet that balances richness with restraint. Made with jaggery, coconut, and a careful hand, the sweetness is warm rather than overwhelming — the kind of flavour that lingers.
Ingredientsfor 6 servings
- 11/2 cup All purpose flour Maida
- 1 cup Sugar — powdered
- 1/2 cup Fresh butter
- 1/2 cup Curd
- 2 nos Eggs egg yolks and whites separated
- 1/2 tsp Soda powder
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp Vanilla essence
Preparation
Step 1
For preparing easy tea cake, first beat butter and powdered sugar to a smooth fluffy texture.
Step 2
Add the egg yolks simultaneously into the butter mixture and beat well.
Step 3
Meanwhile, sieve maida flour with baking powder and soda.
Step 4
Stir in maida flour and curd into the butter mix, beating simultaneously.
Step 5
Beat the egg white until stiff and add into the cake mix.
Step 6
Stir everything together thoroughly and add vanilla essence.
Step 7
Grease a cake tin and pour the cake mixture. Bake at 190 degrees for 45 minutes until the top turns golden in color.
Tip
Hard-boil the eggs first, then make shallow cuts on the surface before adding them to the gravy — this lets the masala flavour penetrate inside.
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