Custard Cake
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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.
Ingredients
12 itemsTutti-frutti2 tbsp
Custard Powder½ cup
Sunflower Oil½ cup
Milk1 cup
Sunflower OilFor greasing
MaidaFor Dusting
Maida1.5 cup
Powdered Sugar1 cup
Baking Powder1 tsp
Baking Soda½ tsp
Vanilla Essence½ tsp
Tutti-frutti¼ cup
Contains: milk, wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 6. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 647kcal | 3882kcal |
| Protein | 5.1g | 31g |
| Carbohydrate | 105g | 629g |
| Fat | 23g | 137g |
| Fibre | 1.6g | 9.6g |
| Sugar | 62g | 373g |
Cookd masalas for custard powder
Method
- 1
In a bowl, sieve in the maida, custard powder,powdered sugar, baking powder and baking soda.
Custard PowderMaidaPowdered SugarBaking PowderBaking Soda
- 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.
Sunflower OilMilkVanilla EssenceTutti-frutti
- 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.
Tutti-fruttiSunflower OilMaida
- 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, 1 cup Milk, For Dusting Maida, ½ cup Sunflower Oil, 1 cup Powdered Sugar, 2 tbsp 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


