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Thandai Mawa Cake – Perfect Cake for your Holi Party

I love Mawa Cakes, they are the perfect blend of British and Indian if you ask me. And this Thandai Mawa Cake is just the version you need this Holi.

This Thandai Mawa Cake is perfect Cake for your Holi Party or a great dessert for your Holi lunch table. And it is so easy to make, total win-win.

Thandai Mawa Cake

Holi is always a time for indulgence for me. As a child I absolutely hated Holi, I guess most of us who grew up in the North struggling with being forced to play felt the same. But as I grew up, I started making peace with the festival. Starting to understand how to field those uncles away and enjoy with my group of friends. To be fair it could also be because I discovered Bhang, it is a different matter I can’t do it anymore as it messes with my head.

Thandai Cake

As I started cooking I also discovered so many foods I could cook for Holi. So many flavours I could play around with to create new dishes. And this Thandai Mawa Cake is a result of combining two of my favourite things. Holi Thandai and Mumbai Mawa Cake, and they blend absolutely beautifully. I am not exaggerating but this might be the BEST version of Mawa Cake I have eaten.

Rose Pista Mawa Cake

 

Here are some more Thandai Recipes if you want to indulge this Holi.

The real Thandai

How to make Thandai Mousse 

Thandai Dessert Roundup

If you make this,  share a picture with me on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook? I would love to hear what you have to say about it

Thandai Mawa Cake

Thandai Mawa Cake - Perfect Cake for your Holi Party

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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 1 hr 5 mins
Course Dessert
Servings 8 slices

Ingredients
  

For Thandai

  • 1/3 cup almonds
  • 2 tbsps Cashew nuts
  • .5 tbsp poppy seeds
  • 1 tbsps Melon seeds
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 8-10 black peppercorns
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tbsps Dried rose petals

For the Mawa Cake

  • 1.5 cup flour (180gm)
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar (white works as well), 170gms
  • 90 gm butter (about 6tbsp)
  • 100 gm mawa/khoya
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup thandai
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder

For the cake Topping

  • 1/4 cup almond
  • 1/4 cup pistachio
  • 2 tbsp rose petals

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180C and grease an 8inch round tin and keep aside.
  • Add all the Thandai ingredients except milk in a blender and grind. Slowly add milk to make a thick paste. Set aside till needed.
  • Sift together baking powder and flour together and set aside.
  • Chop almonds, pista and rose petals for the topping and set aside.
  • Cream sugar and butter together till light and fluffy. Add the crumbled mawa and blend. Add eggs one by one and blend. Add flour and thandai in three parts alternatively mixing as you go along and everything is well blended.
  • Spread the nuts and rose topping to top on bake for 35-40 minutes till a toothpick comes out clean.
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Baking// Cakes// Desserts// Festivals/Holidays// Indian Desserts// Indian Festivals// International Desserts// Kid-Friendly// Snack Box Recipes6 Comments

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Comments

  1. Vrinda says

    March 20, 2019 at 1:36 pm

    Just loved this, any tips on how we can make this eggless?

    Reply
    • monika says

      March 21, 2019 at 5:58 am

      Thanks, sorry I haven’t tested the eggless version

      Reply
  2. deebarajpal says

    March 20, 2019 at 4:23 pm

    Love the Thandai Cake Mon. I thought I’d bake on today as well, but there was just too much to do. Maybe tomorrow…late as always. Thanks for the shout out. Beautiful round up!

    Reply
    • monika says

      March 21, 2019 at 5:57 am

      Happy Holi Deeba!

      Reply
  3. Urvee says

    February 7, 2020 at 7:37 pm

    Hi… U haven’t mentioned the quantity if baking powder… Or did I miss reading it somewhere??

    Reply
    • monika says

      February 9, 2020 at 4:25 am

      Apologies fixed that now

      Reply

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Monika is an ex-IT person turned into a food blogger, consultant, home baker and an amateur food photographer. She loves music, writing, food, and travel, but not necessarily in that order ;)

Sin-A-Mon Tales is a canvas for her food memories. Apart from Sin -A- Mon Tales, Monika also writes for many online websites and publications. She's an avid reader and can always be found with a book in her bag, which mostly is as bright as her. She's an obsessive traveler and is always looking for the next food story. Read More…

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