Parsi Mawa Cake

by Shaheen Ali
Parsi Mawa Cake

I had always heard about cakes that are made by Parsi or Irani bakeries but never got a chance to visit. It was around a year back when my sister brought me a classic cake from some Parsi bakery in Mumbai and that was when i was introduced to MAWA CAKE. Extremely soft and moist cake made with mawa/milk solids, flavored with cardamom and topped with cashews is something to die for. The aroma is truly exotic and is a super delightful snack option for your tea time parties.

The recipe here is adapted by Veg Recipes Of India and trust me it’s a fool proof recipe. Prefect proportions of ingredients and easy to make steps. Though the original recipe is made with whole wheat flour and i opted for all purpose flour but it also calls for a 50-50 option. So you can any day mix both the flour in half proportions. Use of cashews depends from person to person like i chose to decorate my cake with plenty of them.



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Parsi Mawa Cake
A classic tea time cake made by Irani or Parsi bakeries. It is flavored with cardamom and topped with cashews.
Course dessert
Cuisine Parsi
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Course dessert
Cuisine Parsi
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Pre heat the oven at 180 degree C for 15 mins. Grease and line a 8 inch baking pan and keep aside.
  2. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt together and keep aside.
  3. Cream sugar and butter together till light and creamy. Add grated mawa and mix well.
  4. Add the flour mix into the mawa mix and fold in to make a thick batter.
  5. Now add milk and cream and and mix nicely such that everything incorporates well.
  6. Pour in the batter in the lined pan and spread evenly.
  7. Gently tap the pan and decorate with cashews making a floral pattern.
  8. Bake the cake in the pre heated oven for 50-55 mins at 180 degree C. Time of baking may vary from oven to oven so adjust accordingly and check by piercing a tooth pick in center till it comes out clean.
  9. Cool the cake on a wire rack and carefully remove from the pan.
  10. Cut in slices and serve with tea or coffee.
Recipe Notes

If you like this recipe then try making at home and enjoy as a tea time snack. Do not forget to share your views and feedback with me in comments below.

Love : Shaheen

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20 comments

theyellowdaal January 7, 2017 - 4:51 pm

Lovely. I will be trying this soon.👍👍

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Shaheen Ali January 7, 2017 - 11:04 pm

Thanks dear 🙂 would appreciate if you share the feedback here.

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Adi Homi Khambatta January 9, 2017 - 10:15 am

Will try .my self.Thanks

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Shaheen Ali January 9, 2017 - 12:11 pm

Wonderful! Thank you so much and pls do keep me posted. Would love to hear from you 😊

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thefatlens August 15, 2017 - 11:27 pm

For how many days does this stay fresh?

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Shaheen Ali August 19, 2017 - 1:48 pm

Hi, thanks for stopping by! Well Mawa Cakes Shelf life is less than any other normal cake. It’s advised to be consumed withing 2 days.

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Sanya Chhabria October 6, 2017 - 1:38 pm

Would love to try this. Can you pls help me with what’s the measurement of the cup being referred here ?

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Presi March 9, 2018 - 7:11 pm

Tried mawa cake it was yummy 😋.Tq and all the best for ur upcoming recepies 😊

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Shaheen Ali March 13, 2018 - 3:40 pm

Thanks a lot 🙂

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Neha March 11, 2018 - 1:58 pm

I would like to use eggs. How can I tweak the recipe?

Does fresh cream mean heavy whipping cream?

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Shaheen Ali March 13, 2018 - 3:43 pm

Yes you can use eggs in this recipe and fresh cream here indicates either home made malai or i use Amul fresh cream too.

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Kamya May 2, 2018 - 12:40 am

I dont have amul fresh cream or home made fresh cream..any other substitute?

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Shaheen Ali May 16, 2018 - 2:00 pm

You can use fresh malai 🙂

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Sheela van shipley November 2, 2018 - 9:12 am

Hello Shaheen , I made this cake , hit my tea party thanks

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Shaheen Ali November 3, 2018 - 1:49 pm

That’s amazing! Thanks for your valuable feedback. Happy cooking!

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Pauline Clare September 26, 2019 - 4:21 am

Love the sound of this cake you say 1 cup of unsalted butter which cup or can you give appprox weight please .

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Shaheen Ali September 27, 2019 - 10:11 am

1 cup here is the measuring cup or you may weigh it as 100 grams

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Shaheen Ali December 11, 2018 - 1:13 pm

thank u so much 🙂

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Sivashankaribhaskar December 16, 2018 - 12:03 am

Loved making this cake.Have posted a pic of my creation .Thanks for this fail proof recipe dear.

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Shaheen Ali September 2, 2019 - 1:01 pm

thanks for trying 🙂

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