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Ghee Cake

Ghee Cake is a delicate, moist, fragrant cake using ghee as an essential component that originated within the Indian subcontinent.
Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Cake Recipes
Author: Amrita

Materials

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • ½ cup Ghee
  • ¾ cup Sugar
  • ¼ cup Milk use as required
  • 2 nos Eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 2 drops Rose Flavoring Agent Optional
  • Salt a pinch

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 340 degree F (170 degree C). Lightly grease a pan with butter and line it with a butter paper or parchment paper.
  • Sift flour along with other dry ingredients such as salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Keep the mixture aside.
  • Take ghee (clarified butter) in a bowl and add sugar into it. Beat them together using mechanical or electrical whisk until most of the sugar dissolves.
  • Add one egg at a time and beat well after each addition. Blend in the rose essence.
  • Now slowly add the flour mixture into the wet mixture. Combine with a spatula using cut and fold method.
  • Next slowly add milk as per requirement into the batter and mix well.
  • Once the batter is ready pour it into the lined cake tin and bake it at 340 F (170 C) temperature for 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
  • Take out the cake from the oven and allow it cool on a rack.
  • Once the cake is cooled down, slice it and store it in a airtight container.