Apple Cake
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Good for: Raksha Bandhan, Party
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Apple cake, a Tamil Nadu sweet of plain cake cooked with milk, sugar and cocoa, rolled in coconut. Makes 10 servings in 25 minutes, step-by-step video.
Ingredients
7 itemsPlain Cake/Tea Cake250 grams
Water3 tbsp
Butter2 tbsp
Dessicated Coconut1 cup
Sugar½ cup
Milk¼ cup
Cocoa Powder2 tbsp
Contains: milk, egg, wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 10. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 238kcal | 2380kcal |
| Protein | 2.9g | 29g |
| Carbohydrate | 29g | 288g |
| Fat | 14g | 139g |
| Fibre | 3g | 30g |
| Sugar | 20g | 196g |
Method
- 1
Crumble the cake using your fingers. Set this aside. This will give around 3 cups of cake crumbs.
Plain Cake/Tea Cake
- 2
In a pan, heat sugar and water together till the sugar dissolves.
WaterSugar
- 3
Add milk and cook until it starts to thicken, around 3-4 minutes.
Milk
- 4
Turn the heat to low. Add butter, cocoa powder and desiccated coconut. Mix until there are no lumps.
ButterDessicated CoconutCocoa Powder
- 5
Add the cake crumbs and mix well. Continue to cook on low heat for 5 minutes or until the mixture turns thick and the excess moisture is removed.
- 6
Turn off the heat and allow it to cool down. Roll it into balls and coat it in the desiccated coconut. Serve it as it is, or chilled in the refrigerator. This will last for up to 2 days in the fridge.
Dessicated Coconut
Before you start
- How long does Apple Cake take?
- 25 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Apple Cake serve?
- 10. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Apple Cake vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Apple Cake spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Apple Cake?
- 250 grams Plain Cake/Tea Cake, ¾ cup Dessicated Coconut, ½ cup Sugar, ¼ cup Milk, 2 tbsp Butter, 2 tbsp Cocoa Powder, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Apple Cake?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Apple Cake?
- About 238 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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