Paan cake is innovative irresistible and delightful. It is a very easy and lip-smacking recipe. This cake is spongy, moist, and light as air. We Indians love to eat desserts and mouth freshener after food. This a unique combination of dessert and mouth freshener which will melt in your mouth. So you can have it as two in one combination which is worth the calories. This cake is prepared in step by step process from start to end. With very easy and simple tips are given the especially for beginners.
Ingredients:
- 1+1/2 Cups Maida (All purpose flour)
- 1/2 cup oil
- 3/4 cup Powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup fresh curd
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 Meetha Paan
- 1/2 Tsp Baking soda
- 1 Tsp Baking Powder
- A Pinch of green food color (optional)
- For Decoration:
- 1 Cup Non-dairy whipping cream
- Paan Syrup (optional)
- Colorful fennel or sprinkles
Method:
- Preheat the oven at 180 degrees for 10 minutes.
- Grind meetha paan in grinder.
- Sieve the flour with baking powder, baking soda and keep it aside.
- Beat oil, sugar, and curd for 2 minutes.
- Add ground paan mixture.
- Mix dry ingredients and add milk as required.
- Pour the batter into a greased cake mold.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes at 180 degrees.
- Remove the cake and allow it to cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Demold the cake and cool completely.
- Cut the cake into 2 slices.
- Add the green color to the whipped cream, and whip well.
- Brush the cake with some water and then cover with the whipped cream.
- Spread one teaspoon paan syrup and sprinkle some fennel seeds.
- Place the next slice of cake and repeat.
- Cover with the last slice.
- Brush the top with a little water.
- Cover the cake with whipped cream.
- Garnish with fennel seeds, dried rose petals.
- Chill for at least 2 hours before serving.
