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Custard Cake

Custard Cake

  • 60 min
  • not spicy
  • Serves 6

Prep 10 min · Cook 50 min

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4 steps, each one filmed. A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.

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Also known as custard powder cake · Veg · Sweets & Desserts, Cakes, Cookies & Bakes

Custard cake of maida, custard powder and milk with tutti-frutti, baked in a covered pot on the stove. Serves 6, about an hour, with a step-by-step video.

You’ll need: Oven, Air Fryer

Good for: Party

Ingredients

12 items

6 people
  • Maida1½ cup
  • Custard Powder½ cup
  • Powdered Sugar1 cup
  • Baking Powder1 tsp
  • Baking Soda½ tsp
  • Oil½ cup
  • Milk1 cup
  • Vanilla Essence½ tsp
  • Tutti-frutti¼ cup
  • OilFor greasing
  • MaidaFor Dusting
  • Tutti-frutti2 tbsp

Contains: milk, wheat.

Nutrition

Per 1 person, and for all 6 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

NutrientPer 1 personAll 6 people
Energy647kcal3882kcal
Protein5.1g31g
Carbohydrate105g629g
Fat23g137g
Fibre1.6g9.6g
Sugar62g373g

Cookd masalas for custard powder

Method

  1. 1

    In a bowl, sieve in the maida, custard powder,powdered sugar, baking powder and baking soda.

    MaidaCustard PowderPowdered SugarBaking PowderBaking Soda

  2. 2

    Add vegetable oil and half the quantity of milk and mix till there are no lumps. Add the remaining milk and whisk till a smooth batter forms. Add the tutti frutti and mix till it combines.

    OilMilkVanilla EssenceTutti-frutti

  3. 3

    Grease a baking pan with oil and dust it with flour. Pour the batter into the mould, top it with some tutti frutti. Tap the pan on the table to clear out any air pockets.

    OilMaidaTutti-frutti

  4. 4

    Keep a deep pot on a medium flame, invert a plate and place it at the bottom and close the pot. Let the pot heat up for 5 minutes. Place the cake mould carefully inside the pot and close it tightly. Bake it on a medium flame for 50 minutes. Poke it with a thin stick to check if it is cooked through. Take it out carefully and demould the cake. Let it cool down completely. Cut it after it has cooled down.

Before you start

How long does Custard Cake take?
1 hour from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 50 minutes of cooking.
How many people does Custard Cake serve?
6. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is Custard Cake vegetarian?
Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
Is Custard Cake spicy?
No, it is not spicy.
What do I need to make Custard Cake?
½ cup Custard Powder, 1½ cup Maida, 1 cup Milk, 1 cup Powdered Sugar, ½ cup Oil, ¼ cup Tutti-frutti, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for Custard Cake?
No, it is cooked in an open pot.
How many calories are in Custard Cake?
About 647 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

Tips from other cooks

2 notes
  • A

    anvesh kumarMay 2023

    if we use oven how can we bake it

  • T

    TREVORZ UGJuly 2025

    How can I cook it with a pressure cooker

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