Eggless Cinnamon Cake

by Maria on September 18, 2007

This cake can also be called a guilt free cake, yes it doesn’t have eggs, butter and not even white flour. This is one of the best ever low cal/fat stuff that I ever had and believe me the taste is too good for a low fat stuff. This is pretty moist also. So all in all this is a must try for all those cake lovers who are worried about the high calories in the normal cake. I got the recipe from one of my friend’s. She got it from the internet, but she doesn’t remember the site, I googled it hoping to find the site, but couldn’t. Anyways here goes the recipe of this amazing low carb cake.

This picture was sent by Shruthi, one of the readers of MriasMenu. This is her take on the above cake. Thank you so much Shruthi :)

Atta/Wheat flour – 2 cups
Cinnamon – 2 teaspoon
Jaggery/Brown sugar – 2 cups
Soda bicarbonate – 1 1/2 teaspoon
Baking powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Curd – 1 cup
Water – 3/4 cup
Cooking oil – 2/3 cup
Chopped nuts – for garnishing

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Blend curd,water & oil in another bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and blend well. Bring it into dripping consistency. Add more water if required. Finally add the chopped nuts. Oil the bottom of s baking dish and pour the batter to the prepared tin. Bake for half hour. It can be stored in fridge for more than a week. Enjoy it!

Update: One of my readers, Sheen has tried this cake in microwave and it came out well for her. If you are interested in baking in MW, please refer to Sheen’s comment below.

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http://simplyspicy.blogspot.com/ Pravs

The cake looks really moist and good to eat. I like the sweeting with jaggery.Is the jaggery grated to measure 2 cups ? Will try this cake out.
http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Thanks Pravs. I think 2 grated cups of jaggery will do, i made it with brown sugar, so am not too sure about it.
bindu martin

hai maria,,i tried most of ur recipies,,,,,,,,,all are simple,good and tasty
bindu martin

i tried this one ,,,,,its very tasty
Shubha Raina

Thanks Maria, this sounds very delicious. Can I substitute sugar with splenda?
http://www.piece-a-cake.com Steph Cakes

Looks great, I’ll try it this weekend. Thanks
Geetha

Hi Maria,

I have started cooking recently after marriage. your blog seems to be a good guru.

This cake is really simple for a novice like me to try! guess i will start my baking with this. meanwhile, is the website you mentioned that of NDTV’s? i remember seeing something like this in their cookery show!

looking forward to see more recipes from you.
POORNIMA

this is awesome!!!!!i mean ive been lookin 4 sm tasty low cal stuff…….thanks a lot …
http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Thanks Bindu, happy to hear that you liked it :)

Steph, hope you liked it.

Thanks Geetha for your encouraging words :)I am not sure whether it is NDTV website, I got it from one of my friend’s.

Poorniam, please try this and let me know your feedback. As I’ve said in the post, it tastes too good for a low cal stuff.
Radha

HI,

Just wanted to let you know that I tried your cake for valentine yesterday and it came out absolutely delicious. I never thought that this cake would be so good and simple. Since we changed our diet to healthy version eliminating all white stuff. I wanted something healthy version and I found your cake. People might hesitate to try this but if they dont its a big loss for them. Thank you so much for sharing such a delicious and healthy recipe.
http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Radha

Thanks a lot for your feedback. Very happy to know that you enjoyed the cake. Hope you had a great valentines day.

Maria
Rashmi

This recipe is lovely. Only hitch is that I had to use jaggery, which i did not know is very unclean/ has sand. Have not been able to find brown sugar in Bangalore. The demerara sugar I found listed as its ingredients ‘sugar, caramel!’ So do u think I shd boil/strain the jaggery and then use? This would change the consistency of the batter…. any suggestions anyone? Was so excited to find a cake recipe with all these healthy ingredients..and as is the cake has a great taste and texture.

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Rashmi

Thanks a lot for dropping in.

Its sad that you cant find brown sugar in Bangalore :(. Did you check in Fab India? They usually have the organic food stuff, though am not sure about the availability of brown sugar, you can give it a try as a last resort.

Also I googled for brown sugar substitutes. I think its ok to use demerara sugar. Many websites have listed demerara as a substitute for light brown sugar. Pls check out these links:

http://www.sugarweb.co.uk/sugar/types/index.html

http://www.ochef.com/612.htm

http://www.foodsubs.com/Sweeten.html

Since I haven’t baked the cake with jaggery, am not sure about it :(

Hope you will be able to bake the cake real soon…
Rashmi

Hi Maria,
Let me first thank you for that absolutely prompt response. I shall chk Fab India for brown sugar. And also ask around abt reliable brands of jaggery. Cos it does taste really good with the jaggery and I like the idea of using jaggery!

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

You are welcome dear :) Hope you get good quality jaggery soon.

Please let me know if you bake the cake, would love to hear your feedback.

Happy baking :)

Rashmi

Hi Maria,
Found jaggery at Fab India. Also found an Australian brand of light brown sugar in Foodzone in Whitefield. So will be making yr cake again! First time it came out great xcept for the crunching cos of stones!!

Ida

Hi Rashmi,

You get Brown sugar in MK Ahmed super market in blore. I too live in blore and have bought it from there before. Actually you get all sorts of baking stuff there.
The one i go to is in HSR layout.
Also the jaggery you get there is light brown and has no sand.

Rashmi

Hi Ida,
Thanks so much. Will definitely check out MK Ahmad. I have one near me. The “Demerara Sugar” I found in a shop, listed as its ingredients ” Sugar, Caramel syrup” !!! I can at least pick up the jaggery since you say it is clean.

sucha

hi maria
Just went to your site and i prepared this healthy cake made of wheat flour and jaggery,
it was tasty but not so spongy as a normal cake but was moist , can i have the spongyness in the same one or is it just the way it is.
Rgds
Sucha

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Sucha

Thanks a lot for visiting my blog and trying out this cake.

I usually bake it with brown sugar, havent tried baking with jaggery. So I dont knw whether jaggery affects the sponginess of the cake.

However compared to the normal cakes, its a bit less spongy in texture. Please try making it with brown sugar, if its ok with you, and see whether it improves the sponginess.

sucha

hi maria

thanks for your reply, i will surely try this cake with brown sugar and let you know how it comes out

Rds
sucha

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Thanks Sucha, hope it becomes more spongy with brown sugar.

Please write to me after trying it with brown sugar.

Cheers
Maria

Rashmi

Hi Sucha,
I made this cake with powdered jaggery. Cake was lovely., but did not know that jaggery needs to be melted and strained in order for it to be clean. So my cake tasted real good but had sand and stones, which is not so good!! How did you use the jaggery? Did you melt and strain? The texture of the cake is a bit dense and moist and will not come out like a cake made with maida and eggs etc.

Dipali

Dear Maria,
Thanks for this terrific recipe. My friends loved it. I made a small variation which I thought I’ll share. Since the atta we use at home is a mixture of wheat, soya, chana and barley flour (50: 15:15:20 proportion), I used that in place of ordinary wheat flour. The result was good!
One thing..should I beat the mixture with an electric beater? I didn’t this time but I want to know will the result be better?

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Dear Dipali

Thanks a lot dear for writing to me. Really happy to know that you and your friends liked it.

I usually use a manual whisker for this, havent tried with electric beater yet, so am not sure whether the result will be better.

Also thanks for sharing the info about the atta flour. That’s a very healthy combo!! Really good one!!

Please do try other recipes as well when you are free and let me know.

Take care
Maria

Susan

Dear Maria,

I am a recent visitor of your blog…. Tried the cinnamon cake while we were on lent and I must say it came out “SIMPLY SUPERB”…. didn’t ever think I would get a cake so soft with ATTA!! My husband absolutely loved it….

You’re doing a fabulous job….. especially for newly married gals like me…. Keep up the good work!!

Can’t wait to try out more of your recipes :)

Cheers!
Susan

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Susan

Very happy to know that you & your husband liked the cake. Thank you for letting me know about it.

Please do try other recipes also and let me know, would love to hear from you.

Cheers
Maria

sheen

Hi…i tried your cake wayyy back and it came out super awesome.. unfortunately i dint book mark your site and dint write down the recipe…and today i found the recipe again.. I can’t tell you how glad i am to have found this recipe again…Just in time for my DH’s birthday..I’m going to bake this in the microwave.. where it takes hardly 6-8 mins to bake…I would appreciate more such recipes..Maybe a low cal version of the apple pie? Thanks anyways and yeahh happy baking!

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Sheen

Really happy to know that you liked the cake. Hope you’ve bookmarked the site this time :) and wish your husband a very happy b’day!!

If its not too much trouble, can you please let me know the exact procedure for microwaving this cake. Many of my readers ask for MW cake recipes, so it will be helpful for them too.

Also I will try to post more low fat recipes in future.

Take care
Maria

sheen

Hey Maria,
Nice to see your reply..usually ppl dont bother to reply to the comments…About the mw the recipe…what I did is, follow your comments to the T and for the MW part, I have an quick menu option on my MW which says “CAKE” . So all I have to do is just select “CAKE” and adjust the weight in the menu…and voila my cake is ready..
Sheen

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Sheen

That was a super fast reply :) Thanks a ton for the MW tip, am sure it will be helpful to many people. I will make a note in the recipe about the same, thanks again :)

sheen

No problemo..Just keep those recipes coming!
Neetha

Hello Maria..

I was wondering… have you come across a cake that is really tasty and does not have much butter? I have this friend to whom I gave one of my cakes, and she was horrified to find that it had about as much butter in it as maida… Since then she has been asking me for the cake “minus the butter”.. Is there anything that I can use as a substitute?
Lotta

I came here through eggless cooking dot com, I saw the recipe and it was so simple I tried it immpediately .. and it came out so well ! Since I did not have nuts on hand, I put chocolate chips.. my kids like chocolate .. it was very good. Very nice .. thank you for a great recipe.
Rashmi

Hi Maria,
Finally got this recipe right.. with good brown sugar and baked at the right setting. It was lovely. I cut back a bit on the sugar and oil and it was still a great taste and texture. Many many thanks. I also halved all ingredients as I wanted a smaller cake and am now regretting it!
http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Neetha,

I havent tried any substitutes for butter yet, but am sure there will be some and also these days you can find many recipes for healthy cakes online.

Hi Lotta

Thanks alot for visiting my blog and trying out this recipe. Ver happy to know that your family liked it. Adding choc chips is a wonderful idea, will try it next time I bake this cake :)

Hi Rashmi

Am really happy for you, so finally you got it right :).
Aradhana

Hi, I visited ur website for the first time & I liked the cake recipe without butter, sugar & mainly white flour(I have always tried to refrain from all-purpose flour as it is void of any nutrition). I usually make cakes once in a month for my children rather than feasting on the stale readymade ones. But the taste of the cakes prepared by me dont much appeal to my husband & me, only my children enjoy it & literally finish it in 2 days. But I think this new cinnamon cake will be appreciated by my husband too. I had always longed to make healthy cakes especially using wheat flour & your recipe would be the first healthy one. I request U to suggest me more of some healthy version cakes using wheat flour. Can I substitute wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour in all the cake recipes known. Will it affect the consistency & the taste if I do so? Pl answer me so that I am free from the guilt of feeding my children unhealthy home made dessert every month.

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Aradhana

Thanks for dropping in. Happy to know that you liked the healthy cake recipe, please do try it. I will try to post more healthy cake recipes.

Regarding substituting white flour with wholemeal, am not very sure about it. Sometimes it may affect the texture of the cake. However you can find many healthy cake recipes in the internet, which uses wholemeal flour itself.

simi

hi Maria,

i came up with this recipe while searching for my husband who’s a strict vegetarian, looks YUM! Just a quick question, in all your baking recipes do you use Celsius or Fahrenheit as units of oven temperature/ Ovens in USA are calibrated with Fahrenheit, and 200 seems kind of low.. so just checking! :-)

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Simi

Thanks for dropping in and so sorry for the delayed reply.

Its 200 degree celsius. Please do try out the cake and let me know.

Hope you will like it.

Cheers
Maria

Gunjan

Hi Maria,

I tried this cake today using jaggery. In terms of sponginess it turned out to be ok (not excellent). It looked similar to the one in the picture above. A couple of snags in my preparation:
1. I found that the cake subsided a little while cooling.
2. The bottom of the cake seemed slightly undercooked, didnt rise well and tasted a little doughy.

Instead of a combination of nuts, I added grated carrot and chopped walnuts to this cake to make it more healthy for my kids :)

Gunjan

I also want to add that I baked at 350 deg F for about 40 mins. and checked with a toothpick. I am a novice at baking, so maybe I did not have the correct consistency of mixture or the size of the cake pan.
If anyone has corrections or suggestions, please share.

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Gunjan

Thanks for trying out the cake.

Before going on to the other points, let me say something, am not a baking expert, so my explanations/clarification may not be very accurate.

Regarding the sponginess of the cake, this cake is less spongy compared to the normal cakes. It may be because of the ingredients used.

Am not very sure about the reason for cake subsiding.

Regarding the cake didn’t rise well and other stuff, did you keep the cake in the middle rack? Middle rack baking ensures uniform baking.

Hope it comes out perfectly next time. Also, thanks for sharing the tip about adding grated carrots.

Happy baking :)

Cheers
Maria

Gunjan

Yes the cake was in the middle rack. I am thinking I opened the oven a few times to check if the cake was done, that might have caused it to remain undercooked and subside a wee bit.

I am totally sold to this recipe because of its nutritiional value. I am definitely going to try it out many more times.

Thanks!

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Gunjan

hhmm, now I’ve an idea why the cake was undercooked and subsided. If you open the oven door frequently, this can happen.

I’ve read in some baking books, that you should not open the oven during the first 20-25 minutes of baking. (I used to do the same thing when I started baking initially)

Anyways, all the best for next time :)

Cheers
Maria
http://nms-speak.blogspot.com Neetha

Hey Maria,

I made this cake, and I was very surprised at how soft it was! Very nice, I hope you stumble across more such recipes!

Neetha.

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Neetha

Thanks a lot for your feedback. Am on the look out for such recipes, will def post if I get some really good recipes.

Btw, did you study in St.Joseph’s Kalamassery by any chance?

Cheers
Maria

http://nms-speak.blogspot.com Neetha

um, yes… long ago. I actually got to your site from Ammu’s blog… Ammu was my classmate… But how did you know?

http://www.mariasmenu.com maria

Hi Neetha

I did my schooling in St.Joseph’s. Your mom was my class teacher in 8th & 9th std.

Your name sounded very familiar to me and ammu mentioned to me recently that you were in US after wedding, anyways it was a wild guess :)

Hows your mom doing now? Please convey my special regards to her, dont knw whether she remembers me.

Anyways, happy to meet you here :)

Cheers
Maria

http://nms-speak.blogspot.com Neetha

Oh! I shall give links to your site to Amma. She’ll be very happy to see it. What was your full name in school? And which batch were you in? (Amma needs stuff like to that remember…) She stopped teaching some time ago. But we keep running into her students all the time… She now spends her time cooking, gardening and praying for all of us.

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Neetha

Sorry for the delayed reply, am in India now for holidays.

Btw, Ansa miss mailed me other day. Thanks a lot dear for sending her the link. I was very happy to receive her mail :)

Cheers
Maria

http://nms-speak.blogspot.com Neetha

:) ok… enjoy your holiday!
lincy

hi what type of pan was uesd?could u pls measure it..i mean in inches and round/rectangle/square…

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Lincy

I baked this cake in an 8 inch non stick square shaped baking pan.

Cheers
Maria

Shalini

I just baked the cake today and it actually turned out really good. I was unsure about the cooking oil so I used 1/3 cup Butter and 1/3 cup cream. I didn’t have any baking powder and still only used 2 teaspoons of baking soda. I did add a teaspoon of vanilla and topped it with slivered almonds and choclate chips.
Even though i fattened it up a bit it felt nice to know it was made of Atta/Wheat flour.

Would love more recipes like this!

Thank you!
Shalini
sujatha

i just visited now, the recipe sounds great. Am just going to try now.

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Sujatha,

Thanks for visiting!! Hope you’ll like the cake. Please do share your feedback.

Happy baking :)

Cheers
maria

sujatha

@Maria,

hi maria,

the cake turned out well, although am not that great at baking. am on constant hunt for new recipes..will try even more from yours. nice meeting you

good day!

sujatha

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Sujatha,

Thanks for the comment. So sorry for the delayed reply, I missed it somehow :(

Happy to know that the cake came out well :)

Cheers
Maria

Rashmi

Hi Maria,
Made this cake after ages for a party and had EVERYONE asking me for the recipe! Must add that we were all over 40 which is when people start thinking about health!! I made it without the baking powder and it still came out brilliantly. Wanted to chk the microwave comments but it must be an older posting and I dont have the time … will do so later. Thanks once again for a fantastic recipe.

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Rashmi,

Thanks again dear :)

Cheers
Maria

rashmi

hai nice ,healthy receipe what substitute can i have with curd neither i want 2 use egg is curd important?

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Rashmi,

Thank you.

I guess you can use buttermilk or sour cream or sour milk instead of yogurt. However I haven’t tried baking without yogurt.

I think if you dont use yogurt, it might affect the texture of the cake.

Hope this helps…

Cheers
Maria

disha

hi maria, i tried making this cake the upper part of the cake diidnt take much time to bake but the lower part of the cake was undercooked and moist i didnt keep the cake for a longer time thinkin it would burn .. i kept the cake in d upper part of the oven n kept checking it constantly and i had heated only the upper side of the oven .. i read ur previous comments n realised that i shouldnt do that .. but am i suppose to turn on the heating of the upper and the lower side of the oven?

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Disha,

It’s usually recommended to keep the cake in the middle rack of the oven while baking, so that it’s evenly baked. Btw, is your oven a gas or electric oven?

Though these days I use electric oven, I have tried baking in gas oven. In that case, I used to heat only the lower side of the oven and used to keep the cake in the middle rack and it used to come out well. However I suggest you use 2 layers of parchment/baking paper to line the cake tin to prevent the bottom from burning.

However if you think that if the upper side is browning fast and bottom is not cooked, cover the cake with a layer of al.foil. It prevents from over browning of the cake.

Hope I didnt confuse you more :)

All the best. I do really hope that your cake comes out well next time.

Happy baking!

Cheers
Maria

Rashmi

Hi Maria !

wow!, wonderful receipe !, healthy, i tried this cake in MW, it came out well just that i used milk instead of curd coz i ran out of my stock of curd, its very soft and no doubt healthy, not at all guilty in having one more piece. keep up the good job, and like sheen i looking up for a good receipe for apple pie, iam sure once u have that u will love apples… heheheh :-)

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Rashmi,

Thanks again dear :) Yes, you can have not 2 may be more number of pieces without feeling guilty ;)

I will keep in mind the apple pie recipe. I’ve bookmarked an apple cake recipe, which is almost like a pie, will post it if it turns out good :)

Cheers
Maria

Nirmal

I have microwave oven. When setting the temp, should we set it on heating or convection. I am making cake first time.
I have tried once and the top gets hard due to overheating
I want a very soft cake with fruits. Can I do that.
Thanks

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Nirmal,

First of all, I’m so sorry for the delayed rep. I missed your comment somehow :(

Please check out the following link, it explains in detail about baking in MW.

http://chefinyou.com/2010/05/baking-in-microwave-convection-oven/

Hope it helps you…

Cheers
Maria

lakshniranidevidasi

is it necessary to include the curd in this cake ?Can i use any alternative , [if there is any ]

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi lakshniranidevidasi,

It will be good if you use curd. However I think you can substitute curd with a mashed ripe banana. Since I havent tried it myself, I cant guarantee the results. But I’ve seen similar recipes.

Hope it helps…

Cheers
Maria

Shelly

Hi Maria,

I really like this recipe and want to try it. Can you post the metric measurements of the ingredients? It will be easy else cup size may differ..
Or if you could specify your cup size…
Thanks

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Shelly,

Here is the details of the cup I used:

1 cup = 237 ml.

Hope you find it easy now. Happy baking :)

Cheers
Maria

Shelly

Thanks Maria,
I treid your recipe.. It came out wonderfully.. evrybody liked it, more when they realised it so healthy…
keep posting more recipes like this…

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Shelly,

First of all, sorry for the delayed rep :(

Glad to know that the cake came out well. Thanks for trying this recipe.

Cheers
Maria

shruthi

also i gave this a try and it came out gud!!can u post in your mail id plz

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Shruthi,

Thanks again dear for trying the recipes from here. I’m happy that you liked it :)

My mail id is maria.jpmartin@gmail.com

Cheers
Maria

hi

hi
instead of curd can you put dome other ingridient?

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

@hi,

May be you can try mashed banana instead of yogurt. However I havent tried it, so I’m not sure about the qty n stuff.

Cheers
Maria

Vera

What can I use instead of curd? Plain yogurt will work?

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Yes Vera, you can use plain yogurt for this cake.

Cheers
Maria

Fati

I like it … may I’ll try it very soooooooon ..

thaks

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Thanks Fati, hope you’ll like it :)

Cheers
Maria

C

By cinammon.. do you mean cinnamon powder??

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Yep C, its cinnamon powder. Pinne how are you ?

Cheers
Maria

C

Hey im doing fine.. Enjoyin eid hols at the moment :)..btw i love your new website format..very chic !!

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hey C,

Thanks dearie :) btw, sorry for the delayed reply, was a bit busy :(. Hope you had a great eid hols! What plans for Xmas?

Cheers
Maria

aswathy

Dear Maria Guru,

I was a person who hated cooking & so stucked to usual receipes my mom taught me for my smooth married life. But inspired from ur blog, I have developed a little interest now. So dear, with your blessings & praying for my hubby’s & kids good health, let me start my experiments. So, as it is X’mas I have selected the cake receipe as my first surprise to my family. But one doubt, mine is Onida microwave oven both micro & convention. How to preheat the oven? That too ‘to 180 C’ I don’t see any nos. in my oven. Pl don’t tell to check the book let or catalog. Only the oven is there nw. nothing else & I use it just to warm food. So pl. advice. Atleast tell me what u do in ur oven.

Also I have cooking range. Electric/gas. I use only the stove part. Do u knw anything about baking in this. Which vessel u use in this & hw.

Pl. advice in both. Can ur readers help me? Any way pl. don’t delay . x’mas is nearby, else have to postpone to new year. No guarantee about my interest.( doubts it will not go till newyear.)

With love, ur Shishya, Aswathy,

‘HAPPY X’MAS & NEW YEAR FOR U & UR FAMILY’

& ALL READERS

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Aswathy,

Its nice to know that you find this place helpful.

About baking in MW, I’m sorry to disappoint you. I’m not at all familiar with it. I guess you can do a google search n see.

About the cooking range. I do my baking in my cooking range. It has an electric oven. I use mostly non stick baking pans and aluminium baking pans in that. You can use either of that.

In the cooking range oven, I hope the temperature is marked. So you can start with preheating the oven for the said minutes.

I do hope you could bake this cake for your family. All the best!!

Cheers
Maria
Grace_862

Hello aswathy!

I have been using ONLY my microwave oven for a few years now to bake anything and everything. i know u posted this months ago, but have you tried to bake in the MW yet? I have never preheated the oven even when the recipe asks for it as you said, even my oven doesnt have a preheat option. But all the cakes or cookies i’ve tried have always come out awesome! DO hope your interest is still there :) i dislike cooking but love to bake :P God bless!

Vanessa

Hi Maria,

What is the measurement for 2/3rd cup of oil in your recipe. Pls reply as I want to try this recipe.

Vanessa

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Vanessa,

2/3 cup is 160 ml.

Happy baking! Hope you like this cake.

Cheers
Maria

Vanessa

Hi Maria,

Tried the eggless cinnamon cake during the weekend. It was awesome. My children just gobbled it. But i have a few things to ask. I dont have an oven so I usually give my cakes to bake at the bakery. This cake did not rise so well as I had expected. Secondly, for the brown sugar, I powdered and added it. Even for the oil, I took 150 ml because on my cup measurement there is litre so I converted that into ml. Just reply back. Otherwise the cake was really good so moist and tasty.

Vanessa

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Vanessa,

Glad to know that you tried the cake & liked it too. I’m not sure why it didnt rise so much. Did you use fresh baking powder/baking soda? If the rising agents are a bit old, the cake wont rise much, I guess.

I usually dont powder the brown sugar, but there is no problem with powdering it. Though a little less oil wont affect the cake much, try using the exact measurement next time.

Cheers
Maria

Tanu

Hi maria! I plan to try out this cake.want it to be coffee flavored! Do u think I can add instant coffee? if yes how much? Thanks!

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Tanu,

You can add instant coffee. I guess 1 tsp of instant coffee should work. Please do share your feedback if you try this. I do hope you like it.

Happy baking :)

Cheers
Maria

ruma

hey i have a question. whenever i put raisins in my cake, it always end up getting burnt and get accumulated and burnt at the bottom i. can u tell me what is the trick. if i put them on top it sinks. wat do i do

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Ruma,

Mix the raisins in 1 tbsp maida (flour) & add to the batter. This should prevent it from sinking to the bottom. Hope it helps…

Cheers
Maria

Manju

Hii baked this cake and it turned awesome….also once made it with mashed banana ,adjusted the qty of water…it was too good ..thankyou maria

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Manju,

Thanks dear for trying this. Its great to hear that it came out well for you :) Also thanks for posting the comment.

Cheers
Maria

Tamanna

Hi Maria,

This is Tamanna, i was just goo-ogling and looking for some cake recipes spcly without eggs. After reading comments from everyone feeling excited its really tempting to make it at the earliest. I have alrdy bookmarked ur page… once i try i will post a msg too…appreciate on ur effort to reply each and every comment and posting all grt recipes.

Tamanna

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Tamanna

I’m glad google brought you here :) Thanks for bookmarking.

Hope you’ll like this cake. I’d love to hear your feedback.

Happy baking :)

Cheers
Maria

Sherin

Super duper… Thank you Maria kuttyyehh…:)

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Sherin

You are welcome sweetie :)

Cheers
Maria

Shyama

Hi Maria,
Great website.. I was just browsing through the cake recipes. I have a general question. Did’nt know where else to post it.. So here goes.. I have a stigma against using microwave ovens at home owing to the various health problems it would cause. Is there a non-microwave oven or normal oven available? What is the type that you use for baking your recipes?

Thanks,
Shyama

http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

Hi Shyama,

Thank you :)

You can use an electric oven for baking. I use that oven & not microwave oven.

Its available in all home appliance stores. You can select the oven based on your requirements. If you are in India, may be you can buy an OTG, Oven, Toaster & Griller.

Hope this helps…

Cheers
Maria

http://profiles.google.com/latha.madhusudhan latha madhusudhan

Thank you for the wonderful recipe….The cake came out awesum, just like that we get in the outlet….so soft and tasted divine. I baked this for 20 kids and they just loved it and all thanks and credit to you!! Thanks a ton!!
http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Latha,

Thank you so much :) I’m so glad that the cake came out well and its so good to know that kids liked it. Thanks for sharing your feedback here.

Cheers
Maria
Grace_862

Hi Maria, I wanna try this recipe but finding Brown sugar has been so hard! Just checking…does it taste the same if i use jaggery? For other recipes too?? Thanks btw :)

http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Grace,

I havent tried it yet with jaggery, so I’m not sure about the taste. You can use regular sugar instead of the brown sugar. The color of the cake will not be the same & also the flavor might vary. I guess one of my readers have tried with jaggery. Please go through the comment section to see their feedback.

Please do share your feedback here, if you happen to try this with jaggery. Happy baking!

Cheers
Maria

Richa Aggarwal

Hi Maria,

I tried this cake. Followed the exact recipe. the only difference was to bake in a plastic bowl in MW for 7 mints instead of oven. But, i did not get the most upper layer as smooth dark brown as shown in the picture :( . . whole cake is of same texture. what am i missing?

http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Richa,

Thanks for trying this recipe. I’m sorry, but I didnt get it exactly..were you saying the cake wasnt moist or you didnt get dark brown colour?

The reasons for cake becoming dry can be over mixing of the ingredients. You just need to mix the batter until all the ingredients are incorporated well. About the dark brown colour, it comes from using brown sugar. Also it depends on the browning of your oven.

I havent yet baked in MW, so I dont know whether it has anything to do with this….

Hope it comes out well next time, happy baking!

Cheers
Maria
Mareena Jerrish

Hey Richa, MW doesnt brown the cakes as they do in convection ovens

Preethi

Hey Maria,
You have made me a bakaddicit (I coined this word…ha ha ha…baking addict)..Just tried this recipe today and muawwww…to you. You are right, guilt free too…Waiting for you to post more such recipes..
In th meantime take care and regards to Jose too.
Preethi

Hey Maria,
You have made me a bakaddicit (I coined this word…ha ha ha…baking addict)..Just tried this recipe today and muawwww…to you. You are right, guilt free too…Waiting for you to post more such recipes..
In th meantime take care and regards to Jose too.
Ida

Hi Maria,

Tried the out, and it came out really well… exactly the same as in the picture. Shared some with my neighbors too and they too loved it. Have referred your site to them :)
Thanks for the recipe… you rock!

http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Ida,

Nice to know that the cake came out well for you. Thank you so much for the comment & also for recommending the site :)

Cheers
Maria

Kate Taylor

I was wondering if you could use cottage cheese in place of the curd or if you have a recipe you recommend for making the curd?

http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Kate,

I havent tried this recipe with cottage cheese, so I’m not sure how it works. I normally use store bought plain yogurt for this recipe.

Cheers
Maria

Ranjani83

Dear Maria,
when you say one cup of flour…you mean 120grams right? I am new to baking so please pardon my ignorance

http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Ranjani,

1 cup of flour is 150 gms…. Its ok, no probs :)

Cheers
Maria

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Hi Pooja,

Thank you so much for such a wonderful comment dear! Its a pleasure to know that you like visiting this place. I’m glad that the cake came out well for you :)

Please do try other recipes too when time permits…

Happy cooking :)

Cheers
Maria
Nindzi

hi i made a cake using ur ingredients n ur reader sheen’s idea of microwave … well i dint hv cinnamon so i used cocoa powder… it didn’t cme out dat bad … infact its d first tym i made a cake dat one cn eat … lolxxx .. loved ur recipe … pls write sme mre easy ones for a novice like me :)

http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Nindzi,

God to know that the cake came out well for you, thanks :)

Please check out the moist butter cake recipe, its a pretty simple & straightforward recipe. Happy baking!

Wish you a happy new year!

Cheers
Maria

Radhika

hi,i make this cake.every one like it.thank you dear.i ask you tell me this cake made by using multigrain flour?please reply me……………

http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Radhika,

Good to know that this cake recipe worked well for you, thanks for the comment.

I havent tried it with multigrain flour. But I guess you can… May be you can make half the qty n see how it works..

Cheers
Maria

Anonymous

…marvellous….wonderful…. cant even believe from AATTa …..a cake????!!! that too so delicious to be seen in picture…..

Thanksssssssssss a ton….

http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Elsy,

Thank you! Please do try it sometime, I’m sure you wont be disappointed :)

Cheers
Maria

Subramjaya

Hi maria,
Tried your eggless cinnamon cake. Couldn believe you could make a cake with healthy ingredients and enjoy it. Everybody liked it. It was soft too. Thanks a lot.
Regards
Jaya
Teenliza28

hi maria, u mentioned 200 degrees for the above recipe, is it in celsius of fahrenheit?

http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Teenliza,

Its celsius… Hope you like the cake.

Cheers
Maria

Suhani224

Love u for ur cake :) will try it today for a friend who’s b’day is tomm but just detected with a heart problem …. Thanx again ….will tell u how the cake turned out :)

http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Suhani,

Thanks! Belated b’day wishes to your friend. Hope the cake came out well.

Cheers
Maria

Hannah

Hi Maria, I am planning to make this cake today, can I use dark brown sugar?Will that affect the taste?

Hannah

http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Hannah,

Sorry for the delayed rep :( Did you try this cake? Btw, you can use dark brown sugar, it wont affect the taste.

Cheers
Maria

priya

Hi Maria, Tku for this wonderful recipe…I made this cake and it came out very well…tku soo much..here is the pic…

http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Priya,

You’re welcome dear! Nice to know that you liked this cake. Saw the pic, it looks great! Thanks a lot for sharing the comment and the picture :)

Cheers
Maria

Jerinjosep

Hi Maria,

I tried this yesterday.. this cake is too good to be true for a low calorie recipe :) loved it!!!

http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Jerin,

I also think the same dear :) I’ve tried a new version of this with dates and no sugar at all. It was also great, but I forgot to write down the measurements. Have to bake it again to note down the measurements :)

Cheers
Maria

Ambily Vinson

Hi Maria
I am new to your siteI tried this cake yesterday .and thankx a lot it was a huge hit .My children just loved …they were surprised to see Mamma baking cake using atta.Thanks again do post more recipes of cake with atta.Keep up the good work.BEST WISHESCheers Ambily

http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Ambily,

Thanks a lot for your lovely comment dear. I’m really glad that your kids liked the cake. Please do say my hi to them :)

Cheers
Maria

Vijayam

Hi Maria,

Tried this cake of yours. Simply wonderful 1 Can’t imagine a cake with no butter, no sugar, no egg and no maida !! My friends loved it too !!

So soft too, only in my anxiety to transfer it to cooling rack it gave way.

Loved ur gothambu payasam too and passed it on to a few friends too.

Keep up ur good postings Maria,

Best Wishes.

vijayam

http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Vijayam,

Thanks a bunch for your comment! When I had this cake for the first time, I was also surprised like you to see a cake with only healthy ingredients and tasting good!

Thanks again for passing on the recipes to your friends as well.

Best wishes to you too..

Cheers
Maria

Vijayam

Hi Maria,

Tried out this cake today. Came out very well. Would never have imagined a cake with no maida, no egg, no butter and no sugar.

Friends loved it too.

Good wishes !! Do keep up ur posts.

Loved ur Gothambu payasam too. Thx again !!
rani arun

hi dear,
today i tried this cake and it was simply superb..since i do not have any idea abt brown sugar i used jaggery and i prepared this cake in pressure cooker..since it was my first attempt i used half the qty of ingredients mentioned here…anyway it s so soft n it melts in mouth….thank you so much for sharing this recipie
maria i have sme doubts
even if it was soft, it had many cracks on the top…(i ll try to mail the pic of my cake)how cn i get smooth top?

since i dnt prefer the flavour of cinnomon can i use vannila essence?will itadd better taste?

http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

Hi Rani,

Thanks a lot for trying this cake. I’m happy that you liked it.

You can use vanilla essence, I think its ok.

About the crack on top…. the common reasons for it are too high temp, over mixing of the batter, too much of baking powder or soda etc;

Since I havent baked it in pressure cooker yet, I’m not sure, whether it has any role in the cracks…

Anyways, I do hope it comes out perfect the next time :)

Cheers
Maria

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