A simple and a healthy cake to introduce your kiddo to the world of cakes and cookies. This is a Kids friendly Eggless Sooji Cake/Rava Cake/Semolina Cake without maida and ghee replacing butter.
It can be done with the simple home ingredients which is easily available in your kitchen pantry.
Editors Note – When Kanika sent the recipe, my sweet tooth started craving to eat this one 😉 so I tried out this cake immediately, and mmmm Heavenly taste… my kids too loved it…Do try it for your little one 🙂
How to make Sooji Cake / Rava Cake for Kids?
Ingredients
- 1 cup suji
- 1 cup curd
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 4 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Vanilla essence few drops
- A handful of dry fruits chopped(raisins,cashew nuts,almonds,walnuts)
- Almond silvers for garnish
Method
1. In a bowl mix suji and powdered sugar together well.
2.Add curd and then milk, mix properly.
3. Add Ghee and mix well.
4. Add baking powder and vanilla essence.
5. Mix all the ingredients together well.
6. Add dryfruits and mix well.
7. Pour the batter in a greased tin.
8. Garnish with almond silvers.
9. Preheat the oven at 180 degree.
10.Bake in the oven at 180deg.
11. Bake till the cake slightly browns in the corners.
See notes for modification of the recipe for babies less than 1 year.
Also can be made for your munchkins first birthday,just omit the dryfruits and let them enjoy. Check out the full video recipe on our YouTube channel here:
- 1 cup suji
- 1 cup curd
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 4 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Vanilla essence few drops
- A handful of dry fruits chopped(raisins,cashew nuts,almonds,walnuts)
- Almond silvers for garnish
- In a bowl mix suji and powdered sugar together well.
- Add curd and then milk, mix properly.
- Now add ghee and mix.
- Add baking soda and vanilla essence.
- Mix all the ingredients well
- Add dryfruits.
- Pour the batter in a greased tin.
- Garnish with almond silvers.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
- Bake in the oven at 180deg.
- Bake till the edges start to brown and a tooth pick comes clean
* Keep watching the oven while it cooks as if it becomes very brown then there will be a bitter taste, when the cake turns into a light golden brown, remove from oven and let it cool.
*For babies less than 1 year, can substitute eno for baking powder and skip vanilla essence.
* For babies less than 1 year, instead of sugar mishri sugar or jaggery can be added
Sharon says
February 28, 2019 at 3:17 pmvery tasty cake, i made it and in 2 mins it was wiped out… i added Bkg powder as per recipe as well as a bit of Bkg soda. It was toooo good and my curd was sour yet it came out perfectly delicious n moist, Thank you
pr says
March 1, 2019 at 6:47 pmHi,
Wooow, That’s great to know dear. Thank you for sharing your happiness 🙂
Priya says
February 22, 2019 at 9:40 amWhat rava have you used? Is it idli rava or Bombay rava ?
pr says
February 25, 2019 at 6:17 pmHi Priya,
We have used Bombay rava dear.
Sathya Natarajan says
December 10, 2018 at 6:03 pmHow long does it stay good?
pr says
December 13, 2018 at 6:40 pmHi,
It stays good for 3 to 4 days dear.
Madhavi says
May 29, 2018 at 1:14 pmOne of the Best recipes… The cake turned out to be soft and yummy !! My family demands more of it now 🙂
pr says
October 6, 2018 at 7:04 pmThanks 🙂 Great to know.
Amandeep kaur says
October 25, 2017 at 7:26 pmYour method of video and written recipe are different . Like milk isn’t written but added in the video recipe . A bit confused
Dr Hemapriya says
November 1, 2017 at 7:22 pmYes dear thanks for pointing out, we can add milk to create consistency in batter
Kc says
October 7, 2017 at 10:47 amThe videos shows more ingredients then the text. What to follow?
Dr Hemapriya says
November 2, 2017 at 6:19 pmThanks for pointing this out, we have made the correction.
Sandhi says
August 3, 2017 at 6:47 pmHi in ur recipe u havent mentioned milk..bt the video shows to add milk in it…what do i do…plz rep soon as i am in the makin of thw cake already
Dr Hemapriya says
April 20, 2018 at 11:54 amHi Sandhi, you do need to add milk, thanks for letting us know to correct the recipe.
Aakanksha says
July 11, 2016 at 9:48 pmLooks great. Can i add any fruit? Like mashed banana to it ? Do i need to reduce any othe ingredients?
My kid doesnt eat fruits so i try to hide them in his cake n muffins. Let me know. Thanks
Anutara says
June 16, 2016 at 3:55 pmI tried this and it came out great. I was a quarter spoon short of rava and used while wheat flour to even it. The cake out really well.
Dr Hemapriya says
June 18, 2016 at 8:12 amHappy to know it turned out well 🙂
Lorna says
June 6, 2016 at 1:38 pmHi,
Ive never tried an eggless cake recipe . I just happened to see your recipe and tried it…I must say it exceeded my expectations…I loved the moistness ,the look and the taste of this cake..very yumm indeed. The only thing I changed was to add cardamom powder instead of vanilla essence. Love it!!!
Dr Hemapriya says
June 7, 2016 at 3:16 pmDear Lorna,
great to know it turned out so well 🙂
Anita says
March 23, 2016 at 6:56 amDo you have any instructions for baking using a pressure cooker?
Anita says
March 18, 2016 at 9:16 amTried this, yummy!!
Can you provide some instructions to bake this cake in a pressure cooker? TIA!!
Kritika says
February 3, 2016 at 5:35 pmCan i use oil instead of ghee? Will it change the overall taste?
Dr Hemapriya says
February 7, 2016 at 1:22 pmDear Kritika,
Yes you can add oil, there might be a slight difference in taste
Vasanti says
October 23, 2015 at 7:07 amCan we bake the rava cake in a cooker. My friend has been doing it.
Dr Hemapriya says
February 29, 2016 at 3:06 pmYes you can try it in cooker
shilpa says
May 26, 2015 at 5:14 pmPreheat timing kitna? For how many minutes preheating oven?
Dr Hemapriya says
May 27, 2015 at 9:55 am15 to 20 minutes Shilpa
Priyanka says
April 6, 2015 at 3:39 pmFor how long should we bake it approximately???
Dr Hemapriya says
April 12, 2015 at 9:24 pmHi priyanka, it depends on the oven, check after 30 minutes with a tooth pick
Dr Hemapriya says
February 16, 2015 at 9:42 pm🙂
Poornima says
February 16, 2015 at 5:53 pmWow!A Yummy yet healthy recipe.I am drooling! 🙂
Sanah Khan says
February 13, 2015 at 12:25 amCan this be made without sugar? WIth Jaggery instead? Is vanilla essence safe for a one year old?
Dr Hemapriya says
February 13, 2015 at 8:35 amYes it can be one with jaggery, you can skip vanilla essence