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Gulab Jamun Rabdi Box Cake

Gayathri Kumar
Gulab Jamun Rabdi Box Cake is a delicious Indian fusion dessert with layers of cardamom cake, rabdi, gulab jamuns, nuts arranged in cute box.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 8 hours
Total Time 9 hours 20 minutes
Course Desserts
Cuisine Indian
Servings 1 Box Cake

Ingredients
  

For the Instant Rabdi

  • 2 tbs Mawa
  • 2 tbs Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 100 ml Milk
  • Saffron a few strands
  • ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder

For the cream layer

  • 50 ml Whipping cream
  • Rose essence 2 drops
  • 2 tbs Icing Sugar
  • Yellow food colour 2 drops

For the Cake

  • 85 gm Maida/ All Purpose Flour
  • 75 gm Sugar powdered
  • ½ tsp Baking Powder
  • ¼ tsp Baking Soda
  • ¼ tsp Cardamom Powder
  • 35 ml Ghee
  • 50 ml Curd/ Yogurt
  • 75 ml Milk
  • Rose Essence 2 Drops

Filling and Topping

  • Gulab Jamuns
  • Slivered Almonds
  • Slivered Pistachios
  • Dried Rose Petals

Instructions
 

For the Rabdi

  • Mash together mawa, condensed milk, cardamom powder and saffron.
  • Add milk and mix well.
  • Microwave the mixture on high power for 30-40 seconds. Repeat it twice or thrice.
  • When the milk is really hot and the whole mix changes colour, remove it and allow it to cool completely.

For the cake

  • Preheat oven to 160C.
  • Mix together maida, powdered sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cardamom powder.
  • Add milk, ghee, curd and rose essence and mix well.
  • Pour the batter in a 7” by 9” tray and bake it for 15 -20 minutes in the preheated oven.
  • Remove the cake, place on wire rack, allow it to rest for five minutes.
  • Flip the cake, remove lining paper and allow the cake to cool completely.

For the cream

  • Take whipping cream in a bowl and beat it until double in volume.
  • Add rose essence, icing sugar and food colour and beat until soft peaks form.
  • Cover and refrigerate until assembly.

Assembling the Box Cake

  • Take 4” by 4” by 2.5” acrylic cake box and keep it ready.
  • Trim the top of the cake with a serrated knife.
  • Cut two square slices of the cake to fit the box.
  • Place one slice at the bottom of the box.
  • Add some rabdi to the cake. Allow it to soak a bit.
  • Add gulab jamuns and cream as the filling.
  • Add one more cake layer and rabdi layer.
  • Top it with sliced gulab jamuns, rose petals, slivered nuts.
  • Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  • Serve it chilled.
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