Desserts (Indian desserts) are favorites in our household. You wake us up in the middle of the night, give us any mithai and we will gobble it in no time :). Gulabjamuns are on top of our favorite list. These are akin to fried donut holes, soaked in sugar syrup. I came across the cake version of this recipe a while ago. Since then I have tweaked it and I think I now have the winner. You take one bite and I bet you will want more. Do give this a try!
Ingredients
2 cups gulab jamun mix (easily available online or in any Indian grocery store)
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup grated mawa/khoa
1.5 cups sugar
1 cup milk (at room temperature)
4 tbsp saffron flavored milk (soak 8-10 strands of saffron in milk and set aside for 1 hour)
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp fresh ground cardamom
a pinch of salt
Simple sugar syrup (1/2 cup sugar in 1/4 cup water. Just bring to boil and set aside to cool)
Method
- Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
- Grease a baking pan with some butter/oil/ghee.
- Mix gently all the ingredients except simple sugar syrup.
- Pour the batter in the baking pan. Once oven is hot, place the baking pan in the oven.
- It will take 30-40 mins to bake. Make sure to test whether done around 25 mins mark. Insert a clean knife in the cake. If it comes out clean, then it done.
- Remove the cake and poke some holes all around the cake using a fork.
- Pour the simple sugar syrup all over.
- Set this aside and let it cool completely.
- Once cool, invert in a serving tray. You can pour some rose water all around for added flavor. Garnish with some chopped nuts of your liking.
Happy gobbling!
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