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    Home » Cakes » Eggless Coconut Rava Cake - No Maida, Butter or Oil

    Published: Jan 23, 2018 · Modified: May 2, 2020 by sushma iyer · This post may contain affiliate links

    Eggless Coconut Rava Cake - No Maida, Butter or Oil

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    Eggless Coconut Rava Cake solely made using rava that is semolina; without the addition of flour, butter or oil. Sounds interesting??

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    Eggless Coconut Rava Cake is yet another variation of the most popular recipe from the blog Rava Cake.

    And why do I say yet another?? Well, because I have already made the plain rava cake and also the chocolate version of it.

    So... why is there a need to share one more variation - Eggless Coconut Rava Cake?

    Hmmm.. This is because I got a request from you guys on how can one incorporate coconut in here. That intrigued me so much that I ended up making this flavour packed Eggless Coconut Rava Cake and mind you guys I liked this one more than the plain rava cake..

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    Coconut is one of those ingredients that you would always find at my Mum's place and it is one of those ingredients that you would never find at my place... irony of life..

    Well, being a South Indian coconut is often used in all our Indian cooking from simple stir-frys to Sambhar to Kootu...

    But my hubby does not like coconut so I do not use it much...

    Let me tell you I absolutely love it.. it adds so much freshness to any dish and elevates it to next level.. I absolutely love tropical fruits and love it incorporating it as much as possible; be it smoothies or ice-creams or just yesterday I made a no-bake pineapple cheesecake which I would share soon.

    I wish he too enjoyed coconut as much as the other tropical fruits that we absolutely love. By the way, what is your favorite fruit; do comment and let me know.. 🙂

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    Coming to this Eggless Coconut Rava Cake...

    I would definitely consider this Eggless Coconut Rava Cake as a Healthier Cake; or say a cake with less calories considering that it has no fat or flour in it. Yes, it has some sugar to it but if you want an even healthier cake which has no sugar at all then definitely check out my Eggless Dates and Walnuts Cake.

    How does this Eggless Coconut Rava Cake taste like?

    This is a soft and dense cake; pretty obvious right since there is no flour in it.

    Also the sweetness is perfect enough to make it a best tea time cake. Some coffee or tea would pair so well with this..

    I however choose to have this Eggless Coconut Rava Cake with some fresh fruits and a side of yoghurt.. It tasted heavenly.. you must definitely try this combo.

    This Eggless Coconut Rava Cake is perfect for a 8 inch cake pan but you can definitely use any size and shape tin here.. 🙂

    Here is the detailed recipe:

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    Eggless Coconut Rava Cake | No Maida, Butter or Oil

    Eggless Coconut Rava Cake is a soft and dense delicious tea time cake with comparatively lesser calories.
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 35 minutes
    Total Time 40 minutes
    Servings 8 inch cake tin
    Author Sushma Iyer

    Ingredients

    • 1.5 cups Sugar
    • 1.5 tbsp Ghee or Clarified Butter
    • 1 cup Milk
    • 1 cup Curd
    • 1.5 cups Rava / Semolina
    • 1 cup Desiccated Coconut
    • 1 tsp Baking soda
    • 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder (optional)
    • 1 tsp Coconut Extract (or use vanilla extract instead)

    Instructions

    • Grind together sugar, ghee and milk until well combined smooth and thicker in consistency.
    • Add the curd and coconut extract and mix well.
    • Fold in the rava, desiccated coconut, cardamom and baking soda until a cake batter consistency is achieved.
    • Pour into a prepared cake tin and bake in a pre-heated oven of 180°C for 35-45 mins or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
    • Let it cool completely before slicing.
    Did you make this recipe? Tag me today!Tag me @spicesandflavors to get featured on my FB and Insta pages

    Notes:

    1. You can skip cardamom powder if you wish too. Also in place of coconut extract you can use vanilla extract. Coconut extract would enhance the flavour though.
    2. If you want to bake this in a pressure cooker please refer my plain rava cake post wherein I have shared all the details. You can also bake this in a microwave for the same time.
    3. Have used this cute little stencil from amazon to make the design on top of the cake. Click here for the link

    Since you ilked this recipe you might also like this Healthier Eggless Wholewheat Dates and Walnut Cake

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    If you like my today's simple yet flavour pack post then do let me know by tagging me, tweeting me or instagram me. I would love to follow you and your posts.

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    I will see you soon with yet another recipe

    Until then

    Hugs
    Sushma

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    Comments

    1. Vidhi says

      November 20, 2021 at 9:26 am

      Tried this cake and it came out awesome! We loved it so much that i ended up baking it twice in the same day.

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        November 22, 2021 at 10:20 am

        Wo hoo.. That sounds great Vidhi.. Thank you for sharing your feedback with us.. appreciate it 😀

        Reply
    2. Risha Vaswani says

      October 31, 2021 at 9:20 pm

      HI,Sushma...love the sound of this cake..but would like to know exact ingredients for your topping which looks delectable.....kindly share it with us...and variations too
      Loved your Milk cake too.....and recent Gulab Jamun Cheesecake.....A Big Thank you !!!

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        November 07, 2021 at 10:30 pm

        Hi Risha.. that sounds fantastic. The topping on top is a passionfruit compote that I got from supermarket. It is not homemade

        Reply
    3. Madhavi Jadhav says

      July 05, 2021 at 5:47 pm

      5 stars
      Wow!! Thisbrecipe looks very yummy, easy and interesting! Want to try it for sure! One question... Can I use jaggery in place of sugar and if yes.. How much?

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        July 15, 2021 at 11:21 am

        Hi Madhavi.. yes you can.. use the same amount of jaggery powder.

        Reply
    4. Darshana says

      April 25, 2021 at 8:14 pm

      5 stars
      I have made this cake so many times...it comes put perfect, moist and delicious every time and everyone loves it...
      Thank you looking forward to try other receipes also😄

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        April 27, 2021 at 10:09 am

        Wo hoo.. That is amazing.. thank you for sharing your wonderful feedback with us.. appreciate it 😀

        Reply
    5. Sangeetha says

      February 17, 2021 at 5:55 am

      How did you print design, any molding did you use..

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        February 17, 2021 at 10:44 am

        Hi Sangeetha.. yes you easily get stencils in the market.. just place it on the cake and dust icing sugar on top and remove the stencil for the design

        Reply
    6. Pratima says

      February 16, 2021 at 2:04 pm

      What size pan did you use. Please let me know. Thanks

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        February 16, 2021 at 2:42 pm

        Hi Pratima..

        It is an 8 inch pan 🙂

        Reply
    7. Vibhusha Gupta says

      June 19, 2020 at 11:00 am

      Hi! Can I use coconut milk instead of the milk and curd? And oil instead of the ghee?

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        June 19, 2020 at 6:57 pm

        Hi Vibhusha.. Yes you can use coconut milk in place of milk but curd is essential and you can use butter in place of ghee..

        Regards
        Sushma

        Reply
    8. Shilpa says

      November 21, 2019 at 3:12 pm

      Which rava have u used , coarse or fine ???

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        November 25, 2019 at 11:02 am

        Hi Shilpa.. any rava will work.. thank you

        Reply
    9. Celia Spivack says

      August 22, 2019 at 6:36 am

      The cake sounds very delicious, but the "headline" is misleading. It is described as a no butter cake, but the ingredients clearly call for ghee or clarified butter.

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        August 22, 2019 at 9:23 pm

        Thank you Celia.. so glad to learn that you were impressed by the cake.

        However, I would like to clarify that ghee and butter are not the same. Rather than me putting forth the details, I found this article on the internet which has a much detailed explanation on the said topic: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321707.php

        Hope this helps.. thank you for dropping by appreciate your comment 🙂

        Regards
        Sushma

        Reply
    10. Thejasvi KP says

      June 26, 2019 at 3:24 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you for this healthy cake recipe. One of the most guilt free baking recipes I've seen. It was a great hit with husband. I plan to make this for my son's birthday at school for about 50 children. I'm an amateur at baking. I've two questions. Can I replace the coconut with an equal measure of bananas and cocoa? Also for 50 children, would I need to double this recipe? Thank you

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        July 02, 2019 at 10:14 am

        Hi Thejasvi..

        Thank you so much.. so glad to know that you liked the cake.. thanks a bunch for sharing your wonderful feedback with us..

        Coming to your queries.. I also have a chocolate rava cake recipe on the blog here is the link if you would like to refer that: https://spicesnflavors.com/chocolate-rava-cake-cookerovenmicrowave/ Though I have never tried adding bananas to this cake but I think this being a simple recipe any addons would absolutely work but my suggestion would be to try it beforehand just to be sure..

        For 50 children yes absolutely make 2 or even 3 cakes depending upon portion size.

        Thanks and regards
        Sushma

        Reply
    11. Mae says

      April 20, 2019 at 10:39 pm

      I did it!! Thank you for sharing!
      May I know how long can I keep the cake without it drying out? Thank you . I baked in 2 loaf pans.

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        April 22, 2019 at 6:47 pm

        Hi Mae

        That sounds great.. thanks a bunch for sharing your feedback with us.. This cake stays good for 3-4 days 🙂 Thank you

        Reply
    12. Meera Gopinath says

      December 23, 2018 at 11:19 pm

      Hi Sushma
      Can I replace sugar with jaggery in this recipe ?

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        December 24, 2018 at 11:00 pm

        Hi Meera

        This is a forgiving recipe.. you can definitely try substituting sugar with jaggery in this recipe. Though I have personally never tried it but I think it should work fine 🙂

        Reply
    13. Suro says

      September 01, 2018 at 7:50 pm

      3 stars
      Hi,
      I tried the recipe exactly as mentioned but it did not come out well.
      The cake batter was too thin and it was not cooked evenly. Also, it was foaming from the sides.
      I have tried many cakes but this one didn't come right.

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        September 03, 2018 at 4:25 pm

        Hi suro.. so sorry to learn that.. when you grind your sugar, ghee and milk was it thick in the first place? Also when you add rava or semolina it absorbs the liquid in the batter so definitely the batter should have been thick. I am wondering how did you get thinner consistency.

        sorry that you had to go through this.. but I am sure there might be something to do with the ingredients. Hope you give it a try some other time and get good results.

        Thank you for dropping by.

        Regards
        Sushma

        Reply
    14. farha says

      May 14, 2018 at 11:52 pm

      Hi,
      Can we use coconut milk instead of normal milk.
      Thanks,

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        May 16, 2018 at 10:41 am

        Hi Farha..

        Yes I guess that would work too..

        But while making it for the first time I would stick to 50:50 milk to coconut milk ratio just to be on the safer side 🙂

        Regards
        Sushma

        Reply
    15. Subhashini Sen says

      May 14, 2018 at 5:34 pm

      Of I were to bake it in the oven what temperature and what timings should I use? Thanks

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        May 14, 2018 at 5:38 pm

        Hi subhashini

        You can bake this in a preheated oven of 180°C for 35 to 45 mins

        Regards
        Sushma

        Reply
    16. Geetu says

      May 13, 2018 at 7:38 pm

      4 stars
      Hi....can the same be used with whipped cream frosting or ganache???

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        May 14, 2018 at 5:37 pm

        Hi Geetu

        You mean like a layered cake? Yes you can layer this up but this is not as soft as a sponge cake though. If you wish you can definitely layer this..

        Regards
        Sushma

        Reply
    17. Madhavi says

      May 12, 2018 at 12:32 am

      Hi,
      can I use oil,instead of ghee.
      Thank you

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        May 14, 2018 at 5:37 pm

        Hi Madhavi.. yes you can try using oil in place of ghee..

        Regards
        Sushma

        Reply
    18. Akshada says

      May 06, 2018 at 6:59 am

      5 stars
      I wanted to know what did you top it with? I can see blue berries, and whip cream on the side. but can you share the receipe for the toppings too? It just looks wonderful.

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        May 07, 2018 at 10:02 pm

        Hi Akshada..

        Thats a regular passionfruit and mango compote. I have already shared the recipe for berry compote on a previous post just replaced the berried for passionfruit and mango.

        Here is the link for berry compote just in case you want to have a look: https://spicesnflavors.com/vanilla-cupcakes-blueberry-filling/

        Regards
        Sushma

        Reply
    19. Deepika Saini says

      April 30, 2018 at 6:38 pm

      Hi. I tried this cake... But adding 1 cup milk and one cup curd... the consistency was thin... and it is not baked from inside.. I bake lot of cakes but this one due to thin consistency may be it wasn't cooked... Pls guide.

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        May 01, 2018 at 5:27 pm

        Hi Deepika..

        I am so sorry to learn that you had to face this.

        But when you grind the milk, sugar and ghee; it becomes thicker. Also since we are using thicker part of curd when we add the dry ingredients it gets the cake batter like consistency. Did you check my video recipe for the same?

        I do not see anywhere where you could have gone wrong as you have experience in baking cakes. I suppose its your curd. Many have tried this and shared their views here and also on Youtube so I am presuming that your curd was not thick enough. Being a basic recipe there is no other step where you could have gone wrong.

        I would suggest you please give this a try one more time.

        Regards
        Sushma

        Reply
    20. Umahdevi says

      April 19, 2018 at 11:09 pm

      I just tried your recipe using tefal rice cooker. Realy cake the cake was very nice.

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        April 20, 2018 at 11:48 pm

        Hi Umahdevi..

        Thats absolutely wonderful. So glad to learn this. Thank you so much for taking the time out to try this recipe and sharing your wonderful feedback with us.

        Really appreciate it a lot.

        Regards
        Sushma

        Reply
    21. devika says

      April 03, 2018 at 10:48 pm

      hey..please tell me how did you decorate the cake??...Its marvellous!!!

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        April 04, 2018 at 11:54 am

        Hi Devika.. I have used a stencil here to decorate it. Here is the link for the same if you are interested to have a look - https://amzn.to/2q26H7V Thank you

        Reply
    22. Abha says

      February 10, 2018 at 2:04 am

      Please tell u have used powdered sugar or granulated sugar...also can we use granulated brown sugar

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        February 13, 2018 at 12:18 am

        Hi Abha..

        I have used granulated sugar in this recipe.. you can use brown sugar too just that it would change the colour of the cake.. 🙂

        Thank you

        Reply
    23. navneet kaur says

      January 30, 2018 at 11:06 pm

      Hi Sushma ji,
      I tried your recipe ..it was awesome...thank u very much for sharing.
      The cake was perfect i dont have oven so baked in my big Kadahi ...it turned out superb.

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        January 31, 2018 at 6:03 pm

        Hey navneet..

        Thats so sweet of you dear.. thank you so much for sharing your wonderful feedback with us.. <3

        Reply
    24. Smita Agarwal says

      January 25, 2018 at 9:18 pm

      Please tell the temp settings and timings for tbis rava coconut cake in microwave

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        January 29, 2018 at 2:27 pm

        Hi Smita.. my microwave does not have a temperature setting.. I just put it for the same timing 40-50 mins.. 🙂 Thank you

        Reply
    25. Ayisha says

      January 25, 2018 at 7:39 pm

      4 stars
      Can we use freshly grated coconut instead of dessicated one?? If not, can we use slightly dry roasted fresh coconut?

      Reply
      • sushma iyer says

        January 29, 2018 at 2:26 pm

        Hi Ayisha..

        You can use freshly grated coconut too.. though personally i have never used it but I think it should work.. thank you 🙂

        Reply

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