Ball Cakes (Unniyappam Cakes)

             This recipe's founder is my mom....In the earlier days as we didn't have an oven to bake a cake, my mom thought of preparing small cakes in unniyappa chatti...The ingredients of this cake might be common, but the shape & its two colored sides makes this cake entirely unique..!!!

Not only for kids, even elders found this really interesting..its really spongy, sweet & cute with a great texture....
My friends were a great fan of this when i took this along for our college tour...!!

Ingredients

1.Maida-1 cup

2.Sugar-1 cup

3.Eggs-4

4.Butter/Dalda-100g

5.Baking powder-3/4 tsp
6.Vanilla essence-4 drops

Paniyaram pan(Unniyappam chatti)

 

Kerala Oven Preparation

~Clean your unniyappa chatti & dry it properly.

~Find a proper lid for the unniyappa chatti & close it.

~Find a steel container(charuvam) with lid which sits perfectly on top of the closed unniyappa chatti..

This structure should be perfect...else the cakes wont be baked properly... 

 I hope this image would make it more clear...

Batter Preparation

~Break the eggs & add them first in the blender.

~Now add maida, sugar,vanilla essence & dalda(liquid form)...& blend till smooth paste..

~Pour this batter into a vessel & add baking powder & mix well.

~Keep aside this batter for 1 hour.

Cake Preparation

~Fill the steel container with full water &  close its lid & keep it for boiling.

~Once it starts boiling, place the unniyappa chatti on the stove properly & start heating in medium flame.

~Once the unniyappa chatti is heated, reduce its flame.

~Now start pouring the batter in each of its holes with a spoon(Don't fill the holes completely as the cake would rise up when baked..Filling half the hole would do)

~After filling all the holes close the unniyappa chatti with a lid.

~Now place the steel container with boiling water on top of this closed unniyappa chatti..& see to it that it doesn't fall...

(Be very careful during this process..the hot water might spill..catch the container with two hand towels & do the shifting)

~Now off the flame where the steel container was being heated.

~Let it bake for 5 mins & shift the steel container carefully & open the lid & check by inserting a small knife in the center of the cake..

~If not cooked, keep all the equipments back in the same postion & wait for 2 more mins.

~When its done, open up & toss the cakes out of the unniyappa chatti into a large bowl.

~Just taste your first cake now...you'll get the feel...

~Repeat this same process till the batter is finished..

~Need not change the flame till the end & now you must have got the correct baking time..so you need not check..just take it out on that time..

~Need not boil the water in the steel container also..only in  the beginning,....Just place it on top everytime.

~Let the cakes cool, then only you can keep it in an air tight container..it will stay there for more than 2 weeks..

Dont let it burn....

This procedure might look loong & difficult...but its really very easy & interesting too...:)
Any doubts...don't forget to ask...... 

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