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Millet Cake Recipe - Kambu Cake

Healthy millet cake made using pearl millet flour. Easy and nutritious millet flour cake made without maida, butter.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Resting Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 113kcal

Equipment

  • oven
  • Electric hand beater

Ingredients

  • 2 Eggs
  • 60 grams Millet Flour
  • 50 grams Sugar
  • 20 ml Milk
  • 1 tsp 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

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 113kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 27mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 102IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
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