Introduction
This is a gift recipe from my dear dear friend Divya Devpriya (Love her for being such a wonderful person and confidante). With love and flavour added by Divya and my dearest mom, we finally baked our first whole wheat cake, an absolute delicacy with lot of healthy ingredients.
Recipe (Serves 4)
A) Ingredients
Whole wheat flour - 1 Cup
Powdered/granulated sugar - 3/4 Cup
Refined Oil or Amul Butter or Malai - 1/2 Cup
Baking Soda - 1/2 Tsp
Baking Powder - 1 Tsp
Vanilla Essence - 4-5 drops
Eggs - 2
Milk - 1/4 Cup
Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Salt (Optional) --> These add a special taste to the cake. Depends on liking.
Zuccini - 1 Cup, or Dried Grapes (Kishmish) - 1/2 cup
B) Method
1. Take the granulated sugar and butter in a pan and mix it well.
2. Then add the two eggs. You can also choose to add three eggs (as per taste).
3. Then add the wheat and refined flour that has been seived once with the baking powder and soda added to it.
4. Add the milk and the essences.
5. In the last add the dried ingredients and zuccini. (Optional)
6. Put the ready cake batter in a greased pan, and bake at 200 degree C for about 1/2 hour.
You can test the readiness of the cake with a toothpick or cutting knief inserted through the cake.
Tip: Dust the dried ingredients like kishmish (dried grapes) with dry refined flour (maida) and then put it in the cake batter. Doing this will ensure that the dried grapes dont sink to the bottom.
To give different flavours to the cake, you can try to add banana crush, mango crush etc.
