Ghee cake recipe, ingredients, and everything you must know

Ghee cake

Ghee cake, also known as clarified butter cake, is a convenient and straightforward cake to make. It’s a cake that’s super fluffy, spongy, moist, and delicious. Cake baked using ghee is much more delicious and rich in flavor compared to traditional cakes. Ghee acts as a natural taste booster and brings the most amazing taste to your cake. 

 

Why use ghee for making a cake?

Ghee can be used in a variety of ways in the kitchen. It’s an easy substitution for any oil or butter. Ghee may be used as an oil substitute in baking, but since it has a lower moisture content, the amounts will need to be changed. The nutty flavor and its compelling aroma make it the perfect item for baking; that is why the cake is the most delicious recipe of all. It also provides you several health benefits under that tasty crusts of bread with a mouthwatering taste. 

 

Here’s a ghee cake recipe you must try at home- 

Ingredients

All-purpose flour – 2 cups

Baking Powder – 1 tsp

Eggs – 2 large

Salt – ¼ tsp

Ghee – 1 ½ cups and almost 2 tbsp for brushing the cake

Milk – 1 cup

Sugar – 1 cup

Vanilla powder – ½ tsp

 

Process

1. Sieve all-purpose flour three times with baking powder, then set it aside.
2. In a blender, powder the sugar and slat it into a large mixing bowl. Beat in the molten ghee with only a wooden spoon till the composition becomes creamy.
3. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Then blend in the fresh cream and milk thoroughly. Finally, gently mix in the sifted all-purpose flour tablespoon by spoon.
4. Toss the vanilla powder into the mix.
5. Remove excess flour from a cake tin by greasing it and dusting it with flour. Take the container, pour the mixture.
6. Preheat the oven to 180°F and bake for 30 minutes. Place the cake pan on a wire rack to cool. To de-mold the cake, run a knife around the sides of the cake pan.
7. Decorate ghee cake with whipping cream, chocolate, or cocoa powder as per your choice.

 

Baking Tips

• Make sure to preheat the oven before using it.
• You must keep all ingredients at room temperature.
• Filter the flour a couple of times to have a good texture in the cake.
• When the cake is baking, please do not open the oven periodically to review it.
• For ghee cake making, be sure you use a cake pan that is the right size.

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Why New Zealand 

The New Zealand dairy industry has a long history as a trusted supplier of safe and sustainable dairy products, exporting for more than 170 years and to more than 130 different markets. We are known for our commitment to a strong global food system, open and free trade, and efficient supply chains, to ensure everyone has access to safe, affordable food.

Source: NZ story

 

 

 

Milkio ghee is 100% organic and perfect for baking ghee or preparing any other recipe. Milkio ghee is USDA-approved and Non-GMO certified by BioGro, New Zealand.

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