Ragi Cake or Finger Millet Chocolate cake made with ragi flour, sugar, eggs, oil creates perfect moist textures cake. Gluten free ragi cake recipe is so delicious just like my ragi brownies and this millet cake. Learn how to make this healthy cake made with ragi flour with step by step pictures and video.
Ragi Cake
One of the recipe request which I get often is cake made using ragi flour or millet flour. I have made a millet cake recipe which is quite popular in the blog. This recipe is made with ragi flour and it is quite easy to make as well.
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About Ragi Cake (Finger Millet Cake)
Ragi is a widely popular grain all over south India. Ragi flour is used to make porridge, roti, mudde. But did you know that you can make super moist cake using ragi flour.
Cake made with ragi flour, jaggery, eggs, oil and milk. Moist and fluffy cake which is chocolate flavour and is made with finger millet flour. Ragi is naturally gluten free. Ragi is a rich source of good carbohydrates; it is gluten-free and highly suitable for those who are gluten intolerant; moreover, it is packed with several essential amino acids.
There are several recipes on the internet which has wheat flour added in their ragi cakes. But I wanted to make a cake which is made with just ragi flour. This is one such recipe. It has ragi flour, cocoa powder, eggs, oil, milk and jaggery as their ingredients. Little rising agent like baking powder and baking soda is added. Because of the cocoa powder added the cake taste very chocolaty.
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Video for Ragi Cake Recipe
What is Ragi | Finger Millet?
Ragi is a healthy grain, specially for babies, toddler and kids. It makes an amazing first food for babies. If you are planning to start ragi as their first food, then I strongly recommend you to start with ragi.
Ragi is loaded with calcium & protein. Including ragi daily in our diet is highly recommended. It is good for new mom's to increase their milk production. Helps in preventing hair loss, improves weight loss and it is packed with tons of health benefits with them.
Some recipes for ragi cake has added flour or wheat flour. But this cake is made with only ragi flour so it is very healthy. Also this has jaggery and no refined sugar. Cocoa, combined with jaggery adds a caramel like taste to the Ragi cake. You can add chopped nuts, chocolate chips.
Ragi Cake Ingredients
Ragi Flour - Ragi is naturally gluten free. It is a rich source of good carbohydrates; it is gluten-free and highly suitable for those who are gluten intolerant; moreover, it is packed with several essential amino acids.
Cocoa - ragi on its own has a weird taste and smell when used in baked goodies. To alter than aroma, cocoa powder is used. It adds a chocolaty taste to the cake.
Jaggery - Organic powdered jaggery is used in this cake. The cake is mildly sweet because of the jaggery and taste perfect with a cup of tea or coffee.
Oil - Melted butter or oil is used in this cake which makes it super moist and fluffy. Use flavourless oil like canola oil, refined oil or sunflower oil to make this cake.
Eggs - There are no egg substitute in this cake. Substituting the eggs with curd or banana is possible but I haven’t tried it so far. I will make and share an eggless version of ragi cake and share it here.
Milk - milk is used to thin out the cake batter also add moist texture to the cake.
Raising Agent - baking powder and baking soda is used in the batter to make it soft and fluffy.
Flavourings - ragi has an aroma on its own which is not liked my many specially in baked goodies. So I used some vanilla extract. Vanilla along with cocoa powder adds a wonderful aroma.
Ragi cake has no refined flour or refined sugar added in it. It is great for toddlers and kids as a snack box recipe. The cake is very light in texture and has perfect crumbs. You can make a glaze and pour over the cake too. If you enjoy this cake, You will love my other blender cake like Banana Blender Cake and Orange Blender Cake.
You can try my other healthy cake recipes here.
How to Make Ragi Cake (Stepwise pictures)
Making Wet Ingredients in Blender
1)Take eggs in a blender. This recipe needs eggs to get the texture since the cake is made with only ragi flour.
2)Add in the vanilla extract.
3)Add in jaggery or brown sugar. I used jaggery which is powdered.
4)Add in oil. Instead of oil you can use melted butter, ghee.
5)Blend this for few seconds till eggs, oil and sugar is combined.
6)Look how emulsifies the mixture looks.
7)Add in cocoa powder into the mixture. This is unsweetened cocoa.
8)Add in baking soda.
9)Add in baking powder.
10)Pour in milk. Blend this for few more seconds till combined.
11)This is your chocolaty wet ingredients.
Making Ragi Cake Batter
12)Pour the chocolate egg mixture into the ragi flour.
13)Mix gently using a spatula until just combined.
Baking Ragi Cake
14)Pour the ragi cake batter in a baking tray that is lined with parchment paper.
15)Bake until the cake is just baked. Remove the cake from oven and let it cool for 15 minutes in the pan.
16)Un mould the cake from pan and cut into squares.
17)Enjoy.
Expert Tips
- Using blender jar is easy way to make the cake batter. Since it emulsify the oil with the eggs, sugar and makes the cake tender.
- Don’t over bake the cake. Bake until the cake is just baked. Over baking may make it hard.
- Melted butter can be used instead of oil.
- Chocolate chips and chopped nuts can be added in the cake for texture.
- You can make chocolate glaze to pour over the cake once baked.
More Ragi Recipes to try
📖 Recipe Card
Ragi Cake | Finger Millet Cake | Ragi Chocolate Cake Recipe
Equipment
- 8 inch square pan
- Blender
- Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup Ragi Flour (144 grams)
- ⅓ cup Cocoa powder (35 grams)
- ¾ cup Jaggery (150 grams)
- 2 large Eggs
- ½ cup Oil (120 ml)
- ½ cup Milk (120 ml)
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- ½ tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Line a 8 inch square baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.
- Take eggs, jaggery, oil and vanilla in a blender jar and blend on high for 30 seconds.
- Now to this fluffy egg mix, add in cocoa powder, milk, baking powder and baking soda. Blend again on high speed for 30 seconds.
- Take ragi flour in a bowl. Pour the egg mix over the ragi flour and use a spatula to mix it gently till combined and the batter is smooth.
- Pour this into the baking tray and spread evenly. Bake the cake for 30 mins till tooth pick inserted comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool for 10 mins in the pan. Remove to to a cutting board and cut into pieces.
- Serve.
Video
Notes
- Using blender jar is easy way to make the cake batter. Since it emulsify the oil with the eggs, sugar and makes the cake tender.
- Don’t over bake the cake. Bake until the cake is just baked. Over baking may make it hard.
- Melted butter can be used instead of oil.
- Chocolate chips and chopped nuts can be added in the cake for texture.
- You can make chocolate glaze to pour over the cake once baked.
Nutrition
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Shweta
What can we use instead of 2 large eggs?
Aarthi
You need eggs in this recipe. I haven't tried this cake with egg substitute.
Archana
Can I replace jaggery with sugar
Aarthi
it may affect the texture of the cake. But you can try
Vaishali
How long the cake can be stored ? I've stored outside for a week but it's spoiled! If I kept in the fridge, it has become hard
Aarthi
Homemade cakes tends to spoil faster. This stays fresh for 3 days at room temp. Store in fridge longer, reheat in microwave for few seconds before serving.
Lerina
I made this cake and turned out delicious, moist and super healthy to eat. Can we replace jowar flour with ragi flour?