Eggless Condensed Milk Pound Cake

 Condensed Milk Pound Cake - A quick fix for sweet cravings, yes process all the ingredients in a food processor / mixer and bake it ! No fancy equipment required, just mix the wet ingredients into dry ingredients using a whisk and bake. This cake is not too sweet , not too dense and it tastes like eating milk peda in a cake form. Orange juice adds a nice fresh citrus flavor to the cake.. Best  served with tea / coffee.

 

 

 

Recipe Source : http://www.mydiversekitchen.com/2009/08/eggless-condensed-milk-cake.html

 

Yield : One loaf

Ingredients

• 2 and 1/2 cups of All purpose Flour / Maida
• 2 Teaspoon of Baking Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 Teaspoon cardamom powder ( optional )
• 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
• 3/4 Cup Unsalted Butter at room temperature - melted
• One 400 gram can of Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1 Cup Freshly squeezed orange juice
• 2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Directions 

1. Preheat the oven to 180 C / 350 F. Grease a loaf pan and set aside

2. In a bowl, combine all purpose flour / maida , Baking powder , baking soda , cardamom powder and salt

3.In a separate bowl, add orange juice, condensed milk, melted butter, vanilla extract and mix using a spoon until the mixture is smooth

4. Make a well in the center of dry ingredients and pour in the wet ingredients we prepared at step number 3

5. Using a spoon gently mix to form a smooth batter with no lumps

6. Pour the cake batter in the prepared loaf pan and bake at 180 C for 50 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean. My cake was done in 53 minutes in the convection mode of my microwave

Important : This loaf browns too quickly on the top. After 30 mins of baking, cover the top with a aluminium foil to prevent the top from browning.