Hello All,
And I am back, with yet another relatively healthy recipe :) As my son is fond of cakes I bake, I try to eliminate as as possible of harmful chemicals and incorporate healthier ingredients. None of my cakes use maida (refined wheat flour) or butter. I have been using multigrain flour for the cakes and trying them with healthier flours was the natural next step......
So, here is my recipe for a healthy ragi flour cake.
Ingredients:
4 medium size eggs
150 gms sugar (I add them using my 75 g measuring spoon), powdered to facilitate easy mixing
75 g multigrain flour
75 g ragi flour (finger millet)
25 ml cooking oil
1 tsp flavour (optional). You can use vanilla/almond/pista, I used butterscotch
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 pinch salt
Preparation
And I am back, with yet another relatively healthy recipe :) As my son is fond of cakes I bake, I try to eliminate as as possible of harmful chemicals and incorporate healthier ingredients. None of my cakes use maida (refined wheat flour) or butter. I have been using multigrain flour for the cakes and trying them with healthier flours was the natural next step......
So, here is my recipe for a healthy ragi flour cake.
Ingredients:
4 medium size eggs
150 gms sugar (I add them using my 75 g measuring spoon), powdered to facilitate easy mixing
75 g multigrain flour
75 g ragi flour (finger millet)
25 ml cooking oil
1 tsp flavour (optional). You can use vanilla/almond/pista, I used butterscotch
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 pinch salt
Preparation
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| Take the sugar in a mixer jar |
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| Grind the sugar until it reaches a fine powder consistency. Alternatively, you can use powdered sugar or very fine grain castor sugar |
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| Break the eggs in a bowl. The bowl should be about 3 times the volume your cake batter will become, for easy mixing |
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| Whip the eggs with a blender until it looks uniform |
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| Add the powdered sugar in small lots |
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| Mix the sugar in until the mixture begins to become a smooth white paste |
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| On pulling the blender blades out, you'll see such 'threads' forming. |
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| Add the cooking oil to the batter |
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| Add a small pinch of salt |
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| Beat until a smooth batter results |
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| In a vessel, take 75 g multigrain flour |
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| Add 75 g ragi flour to the multigrain flour |
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| 1 tbsp of baking powder (I use Weikfield Baking Powder) |
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| And then, a tsp of baking soda |
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| Add the butterscotch essence to the batter |
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| Add the 'flour mix' in small lots to the batter and blend |
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| This is how the batter starts appearing. At this stage, start the over heating. I set mine to 180 degrees celsius |
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| Grease your baking vessel (I am using the silicone mould but you can grease whatever baking vessel you have) |
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| Ad tutti frutti (optional) or chopped cashews or almonds to the batter and fold them in |
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| Pour the batter into the baking vessel and allow to bake until a skewer in the center comes off clean |
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| Your healthy and tasty ragi cake is ready to be dug into :) |
Sweeeeeeeeeeet post......!!!
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