Rava Khoa cupcakes

 

The other day I was going through a friend's blog and found a recipe for Rava cake. Seeing that all the ingredients used in the recipe were easily available in my kitchen, I made a batch. Then I baked a second batch. When the second batch vanished, I thought of baking a third, and since Diwali was right around the corner, I thought of adding a few extra ingredients to make it look festive and ornamental. So here is what I made:



Ingredients:

1 cup Suji
1 cup grated khoa
1 1/4 cup yogurt (I used wholemilk yogurt)
1 cup sugar
4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
1/2 tsp elaichi powder
a generous pinch Saffron
2 tbsp dried cranberry
2 tbsp slivered almonds
1/3 tsp baking soda

Method:

1. In a large bowl whip together butter, sugar and yogurt.
2. Now mix in suji, khoa and saffron. Mix well. Cover. Let it rest for 30 minutes
3. After 20 minutes of mixing the batter, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
4. Prepare cupcake tray with cupcake liners.
5. Add elaichi powder to the batter and mix. Then add the baking soda, mix well and pour the batter equally in 12 cupcake moulds.

 

6. Decorate with the slivered almonds and dried cranberries.
7. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the sides of the cupcakes are golden brown. Turn on the top grill/broiler to get an even, golden color on top.

Cool and Enjoy!

Thank you so much Pradnya, for this wonderful treat!

Note:
1. The nuts and fruits for decotation can be varried to one's personal taste, liking and availability.
2. To bake a whole cake from this recipe, grease a 11"x7" baking pan with butter or oil spray and bake for 30-35 minutes and then grill the top for uniformity.