Milk Cream - East Indian

A dainty, delicate, taste so good, looks elegant , melt in mouth and is irresistible milk sweet. 

Milk cream is a must Christmas sweet in every East Indian household. Loved by all -  children as well as adults.   Its a sweet made with milk,  the process is tedious and requires lots of patience but the end product is really worth the effort taken.  Again this is another sweet which has no eggs, a complete vegetarian and gluten free.
Ingredients
A Liter Of Milk - (I used full cream milk)
425 Grams Tea Sugar
2 Tablespoons Cashew nut powder
1 Tablespoon Rose water
1 Tablespoon Ghee

Method

In a heavy bottomed base kadai or pan boil the milk and reduces half of its quantity on a very low flame stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, taking care it doesn't stick to the bottom. Add the sugar,  continue stirring till the sugar melts and again reduces , half of its quantity, now add the cashew powder and keep stirring it continuously, till it thickens, add ghee, continue stirring.

Once it starts leaving the sides take a  teaspoon full and check if you can roll it into a soft ball if its rolled easily,  the mixture is now ready or  when touched does not stick to your hand.

 Transfer to the greased plate and before it cools completely, form  small balls and press into  silicon moulds - shapes of your choice.  Take them out of the mould and store in a airtight container,  4 to 5 days at room temperature and then refrigerate (not in the freezer)..

My Notes

Stir this continuously on very low flame, to achieve a beautiful white color. 
Do not add too much of cashew powder if you want it white and creamy.

Labels: Milk, Festival Sweets, Christmas Sweet, East Indian, Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Cashew Meal, Festival Sweets

Mini Bundts Nutella Tea Cakes#BundtBakers

These are such quick easy nutella tea cake. These tea cakes do not require any frosting. 

Since this month we celebrate World Nutella Day, we were asked to prepare a favorite bundt with chocolate hazelnut spread, by our Host Tammy & Catherine.

Makes 12 
Ingredients
1½ Cups Self Raising Flour
1 Teaspoon Vanilla essence
2 Eggs
½ Cup Milk
¾ Cup Caster Sugar
100 Grams Butter
3 Tablespoons Coarsely Ground Cashew Meal
½ Cup Nutella

Method
Mix the flour and cashew meal. Keep aside.

Beat butter and sugar until light and creamy, add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Now add one-third of flour and fold until mixed, then add in little of the milk again fold, until all flour and milk has been incorporated , finally add the vanilla and nutella, fold in lightly. 

Spoon them into the bundt molds and bake on 180 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes.

Dust them with icing sugar and enjoy with tea.

Labels: Bundt, Bundt Bakers, Nutella, Cashew Meal, Baked
Have a look at our other Bakers:

Banana Nutella Swirl Bundt Cake with Coffee Crumble by All That’s Left Are The Crumbs
Bundt Cake with Sherry Pedro Ximenez with Nutella and Nuts by Paty Co Candy Bar
Chocolate Bundt with Nutella Cream by Living the Gourmet
Chocolate Nutella Bundt with White Chocolate Glaze by Sweet Sensations
DIY Nutella Bundt Cake by Katin Spajz
Individual Nutella Swirl Pound Cakes by A Day in the Life on the Farm
Mini Bundts Nutella Tea Cakes by Sneha’s Recipe
Nutella Swirl Bundt Cake by Cookaholic Wife
Nutella Pear Bundt Cake by Patty’s Cake
White Nutella Bundt Cake by Merce’s Cake

#BundtBakers is a group of Bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake Bundts with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our of lovely Bundts by following our Pinterest board. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.

Updated links for all of our past events and more information about BundtBakers, can be found on our home page.

Gluten Free Flourless Carrot Cake#BundtBakers

There is a bite of goodness in every piece of cake that you enjoy. This cake is so light, moist and nutty. Made this cake with Cashew Meal.. yes.ss you have read it correctly cashew meal. So easy to make. 

Not like Almond Meal, wherein it requires soaking, peeling and drying. There is no such process in making cashew meal, more so ever this is widely and easily available all over India and comparatively cheaper too. You can substitute this for any recipe that calls for Almond Meal. 

In this recipe I left it coarse and did not sieve it to make cashew flour. But if you wish you sieve it to get a fine powder / flour. Read the process carefully before you began to make it or else it turn to cashew butter.

Cashew flour is used in gluten-free cooking and baking. Since it is free of gluten, it can be used in much the same way almond flour or almond meal is used in cookies, muffins, and breads.

When Stacy our Host for this month's  Bundt Bakers asked us to bake a gluten free cake.  I, was very happy since this cake was on my to do list.  

In India, we get beautiful sweet, soft and juicy reddish pink carrots in winter.  These are apt for making a cake or sweet dishes.

Another note of caution when making this cake, please do not try to over turn this cake.  It just slipped off my mind that I, should not overturn this cake and it broke at the bottom.  Flourless cakes should not be overturned.  Slice them in the pan itself and then serve.  

If you  make it in a bundt pan use a loose bottom pan,  angel pan or any other loose bottom pan.  Most of all do not forget to warp the bottom with a aluminum foil right up to rim.  Since this batter is wet and slightly watery it will leak from the bottom and will cause fire in oven, so be very very cautious.  Place this pan in a tray and then bake.

Ingredients

140 Grams Grated Carrot- this weight is after grating

125  Grams Cashew Meal -  see recipe below

110 Grams  Brown Sugar

3 Small Eggs

1/4 Cup Chopped Walnuts 

1/4 Cup Oil

1/2 Teaspoon Level Baking powder

1/4 Teaspoon Level Baking soda

1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon powder

1/2 Teaspoon Ginger powder

1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Essence

A Pinch of Nutmeg powder.

Method

In the cashew meal  mix in  cinnamon. nutmeg,ginger, baking  soda and baking powder.   Keep aside.

In a bowl, break the eggs, add the oil and essence and whisk till nice and frothy. 

Now add the sugar and continue whisking for 2 minutes.  Use a spatula and fold  in the cashew mix and carrot till well incorporated.   Sorry do no have a pic of the batter since my camera battery died down.

Pour this in an well greased bundt pan and bake in a preheated oven  at 180 degrees,  set the timer for 30 minutes. Leave this in the hot oven for 5 minutes. Take it our and let it cool overnight and then serve it the next day.  

Hubby and I enjoyed  this cake, a goodness in every bite.. awesome..

 Please to do frost this cake with cream cheese or anything else, it ruin the actual taste to this cake.

 Some cakes need to enjoyed just how they are.

How to Make Cashew Meal / Flour

Take the cashew nuts into a food processor or high-powered blender and pulse it at intervals until they're coarse and crumbly, but just make sure to stop before it turns to cashew butter.

The slightly coarse one is is cashew meal and for cashew flour this is fine just sieve it in a fine atta / flour sieve .. that's it ... cashew meal /cashew flour is ready to use.

Labels :  Bundts, Gluten free, Flourless, Cashew Meal, Homemade, Carrot, Bundt Bakers

Here are some of the other Gluten free Bakes:

Buckwheat Bundt Cake with Red Fruits Jam from Pat y Co. Candy Bar
Clementine Almond Bundt from Food Lust People Love
Coconut Rum Gluten-Free Bundt from Sweet Sensations
Gluten-Free Sweet Cornbread Bundt from Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice
Flourless Carrot Cake from Sneha's Recipe
Gluten Free Chocolate Bundt Cake from I Love Bundt Cakes
Gluten Free Holiday Rum Cake from The Queen of Scones
Gluten-Free Almond-Raspberry Bundt Cake from All That's Left Are The Crumbs
Gluten-Free Carrot Bundt Cake from Merce's Cake
Gluten-free White Chocolate Bundt Cake from Patty's Cake



#BundtBakers is a group of Bundt loving bakers who get together once a month to bake Bundts with a common ingredient or theme. Follow our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated each month on the BundtBakers home page.