Millet Cake Recipe - Kambu Cake
Healthy millet cake made using pearl millet flour. Easy and nutritious millet flour cake made without maida, butter.
Equipment
oven
Electric hand beater
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
Nutrition Facts
Millet Cake Recipe - Kambu Cake
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
113
% Daily Value*
Fat
2
g
3
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
66
mg
22
%
Sodium
27
mg
1
%
Potassium
58
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
19
g
6
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
11
g
12
%
Protein
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
102
IU
2
%
Calcium
16
mg
2
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.