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Milk Cake Recipe

Gayathri Kumar
Milk cake recipe is an Indian sweet also known as Kalakhand, made with milk, sugar and cardamom powder. This is perfect for celebrations.
Cook Time 2 hours
Resting Time 1 day
Course Sweets
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 2.5 Litres Whole Fat Milk
  • 250 gm Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Citric Acid or one lemon
  • 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder

Instructions
 

Procedure

  • Divide milk between two heavy bottomed pan and reduce to 1/3rd.
  • Now combine both and let it boil. Keep on stirring to avoid the bottom getting burned.
  • Dissolve citric acid in 2 tbs of water and add it to the reduced milk.
  • The milk will curdle and whey will be separated.
  • Add sugar and keep on cooking until the whey completely evaporates.
  • Add cardamom powder and mix well.
  • Grease a 6" cake tin with ghee and transfer the mixture to the pan.
  • Press it well with the back of a spoon until it is firm.
  • Set aside for 24 hours to set.
  • For demoulding, place the tin on low heat for a few seconds and flip it onto a plate.
  • The cake will slide out of the tin.
  • Slice it up and serve.
Keyword Milk Cake Recipe