These Moist Mawa Cupcakes are a specialty in most Irani bakeries. They have a simple flavor of cardamom and mawa / khoya with a rich buttery taste. Easy to make and simply delicious these cupcakes are a perfect chai time delicacy
Ingredients
- ¼ cup unflavored oil 60 ml
- ½ cup full-fat milk, room temperature 120 ml
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup melted butter 100 grams
- 1 tsp vanilla essence 5 ml
- 320 grams mawa/khoya
- 1 cup + 3 tbsp castor sugar 250 grams
- 2 cups all-purpose flour 225 grams
- 3 tbsps custard powder 25 grams
- 1 ½ tsp cardamom powder 8 grams
- A dash of salt
- 2 tsp baking powder 8 grams
- Cashew chunks for garnishing
Instructions
- In a bowl, sieve the flour, custard powder, cardamom powder, salt, and baking powder. Mix well and set aside
- In another bowl combine the oil, milk, melted butter and eggs. Beat well. Add the vanilla essence, castor sugar, and mawa to the mixture. Beat until well combined and all the sugar seems melted
- Now, fold in the flour mixture in the liquid mixture. Make sure there are no flour lumps
- Pour the batter in cupcake molds or mini foil containers. Fill up to ¾ of the molds, garnish with cashew chunks and bake at 180 degrees C for 20-25 mins or until an inserted skewer comes out clean
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Nutrition Information
Serving: 100g | Calories: 362kcal | Carbohydrates: 42.51g | Protein: 14.42g | Fat: 5.831g | Saturated Fat: 6.298g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.831g | Trans Fat: 0.369g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 262mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 24.58g
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