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
Nicely written recipe!
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