Rasmalai cake
Rasmalai cake, from above
Non vegEggPan Indian

Rasmalai cake

Two desserts walk into a party. Everyone leaves happy.

60 minTime
7 gProtein each
mildSpice
When mithai met cake2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's waySaffron soak, cardamom cream, rasmalai crown.
The original
376kcalsame
7 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
60minutessame

Modern Indian rasmalai cake.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

10 servings
Plain sponge cakeone 8 inch vanilla sponge, split in 2
Rasmalai (ready)8 to 10 pieces with their milk
Fresh cream (thickened cream, heavy cream)1¼ cups, chilled
Sugar¼ cup, powdered
Milk½ cup
Saffrona big pinch
Cardamom1 tsp
Pistachios3 tbsp, slivered
Almonds2 tbsp, slivered
Rose water1 tsp

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Squeeze the rasmalai lightly, keeping the discs. Mix the rasmalai milk with the milk, saffron and half the cardamom.
  2. 2Whip the cream with sugar, the rest of the cardamom and the rose water to firm peaks.
  3. 3Soak the first layer well, spread cream and a few chopped rasmalai. Top with the second layer and soak again.
  4. 4Frost the cake and arrange whole rasmalai discs on top. Scatter pistachios and almonds.
  5. 5Chill at least 3 hours before slicing.
Serve it like this

Serve chilled wedges on small plates, each slice topped with a rasmalai disc and a spoon of the saffron milk poured around.

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