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Eggless Butterless Strawberry Cake

I prepared this special strawberry cake without using egg and butter. To make it more healthy instead of maida I used wheat flour. The cake was as soft and moist as we prepare with egg, butter and maida. Try and enjoy :)

Ingredients
For the cake
  • Wheat Flour - 1.5 cup 
  • Fresh Strawberry - 15-20 nos:
  • Milk - 3/4 cup
  • Sugar - 3/4 cup (powdered)
  • Oil - 1/2 cup 
  • Baking Soda - 1 tsp
For the Icing (optional)
  • Whipping cream - 100 gms:
  • Fresh Strawberry - 8-10 nos:

Preparation Method
Baking the cake
  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degree C.
  2. Grease the baking pan with oil and dust with little flour. 
  3. Crush the strawberry using a spoon or fork and keep aside.
  4. Sieve together wheat flour and baking soda and keep aside.
  5. In a bowl add milk, oil and sugar and mix well with a wooden spoon.
  6. Add crushed strawberry and mix well
  7. Add the flour little by little and gently mix.
  8. Pour the prepared batter to the baking pan and bake for 35-40 mins: (check the cake by inserting a tooth pick; if it comes out clean, the cake is ready otherwise bake for 5-10 mins:).
  9. Allow the cake to cool don for 10 mins:
  10. Invert the cake to wire rack and allow to cool down completely.
Icing Method
  1. Beat the whipping cream till it is thick and double in volume.
  2. Spread the cream evenly on the top and sides of the cake with a spatula.
  3. Decorate the cake with fresh strawberry as desired.
Important Icing Tips: 
  • Refrigerate the bowl and blades of the beater for about 10 mins: before beating the cream.
  • In a large bowl, take some ice cubes and beat the cream by keeping the beating bowl over the ice cubes.
Slice the egg-less butter-less Strawberry Cake and enjoy.

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