Sunday, 15 December 2013

Eggless Honey Spice cake with tangy strawberry sauce topping!!!




Nothing else could have made my boring Sunday afternoon so exciting 
This cake is made without sugar but with honey and aromatic spices like cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg. The tangy and sweet strawberry sauce is just my addition, as I added very little honey. Here goes the recipe..... 

Ingredients for cake:
1 cup All Purpose Flour (Maida)
⅓ cup Honey (more if you need it sweeter. I had only a little less than 1/3 cup of honey)
¼ cup chopped Nuts & Dry fruits (optional)
2 Tbsp plain Yogurt / Curd
6 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
½ tsp Baking Powder
¼ tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Spice (any – cinnamon, cardamom, clove, nutmeg – I added a mixture of all)
Zest of half a lime + its juice

Ingredients for Strawberry sauce:
1 cup mashed strawberries
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tbsp sugar or more depending on how sweet you want it to be
1 tsp corn flour

Method:
Preheat the oven to 150 C / 300 F
Grease & Line an 8 inch cake pan.
Squeeze the juice of half of a small lemon & grate the yellow skin all over to get the zest. Mix them & set aside.
Mix together & sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt & spices – TWICE.
Add the chopped dry fruits & nuts if using. Mix well & set aside
Add oil & honey to a mixing bowl; beat well until well incorporated.
Add the plain yogurt (curd) and lemon juice + zest and beat well to form a smooth wet mixture.
Add the dry ingredients in batches
Mix well to make sure the flour is well incorporated. If the mixture is too thick, add a few drops of water & mix. I added 2-3 tbsp of water – Check for the sweetness & add more if you want. (As I didn't have anymore honey left, I added a few drops of butterscotch essence)
Pour into the greased & lined cake pan.
Bake in 150 C oven for 30 minutes or until it is fully cooked through. (Remember – the smaller the cake, the quicker it gets cooked. For me it took just 20 mins)
Let it cool completely. Slice & serve.

For the strawberry sauce-mix all ingredients except lemon juice and mix well.
Once the sugar dissolves, add the lemon juice and cook for a few more minutes.
Let it dry completely and then can be used to spread over the cake or bread 

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