MILLET CAKE RECIPE "Healthy Millet Cake Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Light and Airy millet flour cake which makes a nutritious snack for your kids. "
Millet Flour Cake
Millet cake is a perfect recipe to make when you crave for something sweet. But you want to make it healthy. This is one of the recipe which I came up in masterchef test kitchen. I made it with kodo millet flour and it turned out perfect.
This recipe I made with pearl millet flour and still it turned out perfect. You can make this with any grain flour and even rice flour.
About Millet Cake
Healthy and Nutritious Cake made using Millet flour. Any flour can be used to make this cake. This doesn't need maida, butter or any raising agent like baking powder or baking soda. Only 5 ingredients are needed to make this wholesome cake.
Health Benefits of Pearl Millet
- Naturally Gluten-free
- Plant-Based Protein Source.
- Rich in Iron and Antioxidants.
- Reduces Blood Sugar.
- Helps in Weightloss
I used pearl millet | kambu to make this cake. You can use kodo millet, thinai, varagu, kuthiraivalli, ragi to make this cake. You can even use quinoa flour to make this cake.
Ingredients for Millet Flour Cake
- Millet flour (use any variety)
- Eggs
- Sugar
- Milk
- Vanilla
Method
- Beat Eggs with Sugar till light and airy.
- Sieve in Millet flour
- Add in milk and vanilla. Fold gently.
- Spoon into pan and bake.
- Slice and serve.
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Millet Cake Recipe - Kambu Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 Eggs
- 60 grams Millet Flour
- 50 grams Sugar
- 20 ml Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Line a 4.5 inch round cake pan with parchment paper. Grease the sides and set aside.
- Take eggs in a bowl. Use a electric beater to whip till fluffy.
- Start adding sugar little at a time and keep blending till stiff peaks are formed.
- Now using a sieve sift the millet flour in and fold very gently.
- Add in milk and vanilla and fold gently.
- Spoon this into the prepared pan and bake for 30 to 35 mins till the cake is done.
- If you insert a toothpick in the center of the cake. The tooth pick should come out clean.
- Once the cake is cooked, remove from oven and set aside for 10 mins to cool.
- Now use a knife to gently release the cake from the sides.
- Un mould the cake from the mould. Cool completely in a wire rack.
- Dust the top with icing sugar. Slice and serve.
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Notes
- You can use any millet flour, dry roast the millet in a pan. Cool it completely. Powder it fine. Sieve it and use.
- Make sure you whip the eggs really well with the sugar till stiff peaks are formed. This step makes the cake light and fluffy.
- Adding vanilla is optional. You can use ground cardamom as well.
- Instead of millet flour, you can use rice flour as well.
- Every oven is different. So keep checking the cake.
- If you use a bigger cake pan, the cake will cook even faster.
Storage Suggestions
Store the cake in an air tight container for up to 2 days at room temperature.You can store the cake in fridge for longer.
Serving Suggestions
You can serve the cake with a cup of tea or coffee.Nutrition
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1)Line a 4.5 inch pan with parchment paper. Set aside. You need to fill the cake pan till the top to get height on the cake.
If you are using bigger pan, just double the recipe.
2)Take 2 eggs in a large mixing bowl
3)Use a electric beater to whip the eggs till light and fluffy.
4)Add sugar little at a time and keep blending.
5)Keep whisking the egg till stiff peaks are formed.
6)Now eggs are whipped.
7)Now sieve in millet flour.
8)Fold gently.
9)Add in milk
9)Add in vanilla
10)Fold gently
11)Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
12)Bake till done.
13)Cool completely.
14)Slice and serve.
X
Good one, but is it safe to keep a stainless steel container in an oven?
Aarthi
yes it is safe.
samantha
hi mam,
1) what model of OTG is best for home usage?. i want to buy one in 5k budget. is it possible?
2) Can i add brown sugar (naattu sarkkarai) instead of sugar?
Aarthi
I have used morphy richards otg before. it has worked well for me. no in this recipe you cannot substitute with nattu sarkarai. U need white sugar.
Bhuvana
Can we add jaggery instead of sugar
Prasanna
Hi Aarthi, Thanks for this recipe. It came out excellent. I've also tried this cake with 80gms of condensed milk instead of sugar and milk and it worked!!!!
Aarthi
Thanks for the tip.
Divya
Hi Sister..,pls post cake recipes without baking powder and baking soda.
Aarthi
sure
Matt
I love simple recipes like this. The fewer ingredients, the better. Excited to try this.
Hitixa
Hi! MA'M WHATCARE THE OPTION FOR EGGLESS CAKE? WHAT I CAN USE TO REPLACE EGG AND ALSO HHOW TO USE THAT EGG REPLACEMENT .THANK YOU
Liju Sunil
How can make this cake eggless?
Aarthi
Will share a separate recipe soon
Esther
Thanks so much for the recipe 🥰
Fermier
Can you also please share the cup measurements for this recipe.
SM
I made this recipe as is. I love the springy sponge-cake texture. The flavor is good too. However mine came out dry, any reason for this?
Also I am fully grain free so I would love more millet recipes!
shirley
Hi Aarthi,
Thanks for your recipe. It looks like a sponge cake recipe. Can we dried mixed fruits to this recipe.
Could you also post a butter cake recipe replacing the plain flour with millet flour.
Aarthi
Yes you can