Eggless Coconut Rava Cake solely made using rava that is semolina; without the addition of flour, butter or oil. Sounds interesting??
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..
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.. 🙂
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:
Eggless Coconut Rava Cake | No Maida, Butter or Oil
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.
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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Until then
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Sushma
Sangeetha says
How did you print design, any molding did you use..
sushma iyer says
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
Pratima says
What size pan did you use. Please let me know. Thanks
sushma iyer says
Hi Pratima..
It is an 8 inch pan 🙂
Vibhusha Gupta says
Hi! Can I use coconut milk instead of the milk and curd? And oil instead of the ghee?
sushma iyer says
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
Shilpa says
Which rava have u used , coarse or fine ???
sushma iyer says
Hi Shilpa.. any rava will work.. thank you
Celia Spivack says
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.
sushma iyer says
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
Thejasvi KP says
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
sushma iyer says
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