Ras Malai Cake | Eggless recipe

This eggless ras mali cake has the texture and flavor of the Indian dessert, ras malai. The hybrid dessert is a fusion of Mexican tres leches and Indian ras malai. This super easy, moist, saffron and cardamom-flavored make-ahead dessert will become your absolute favorite.

No need to crush, mash, or sacrifice your ras malai for this recipe as it does not use any ras malai. On the contrary, this is a cake version of ras malai. This cake has the flavors and texture of ras malai that will wow you.

🧐 What is Ras Malai Cake and what does it taste like?

Ras malai tres leches cake is a fusion dessert that combines the flavors and textures of two beloved desserts, ras malai and tres leches cake.

Ras malai is a popular Indian dessert made with spongy cheese balls that are soaked in sweetened, flavored milk. Tres leches cake, on the other hand, is a Latin American dessert that is made with a sponge cake that is soaked in three types of milk (hence the name "tres leches").

To make ras malai tres leches cake, you would start by making a sponge cake and baking it in a rectangular or square pan. Once the cake is baked, you would pierce it all over with a fork and pour a mixture of three types of milk (evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream) over the cake, allowing it to soak in.

To assemble the cake decorate it with whipped cream and sliced almonds or pistachios. The result is a delicious and unique dessert that combines the best of both worlds!

Now, lets get making!

🍰 Why will you love this ras malai cake?

• This is an eggless ras malai cake recipe.
  
• No ras malai required.
  
• A very easy recipe. You just need the patience to let the delicious cake soak the goodness overnight. There is more resting time but very little active time involved in making this recipe.
  
• Delicious. This is a fusion dessert that will impress your guests and keep them wanting more and more.
  
• This is a great make-ahead dessert for entertaining or potlucks.
  

🍶 Ingredients for making Rasmalai cake

Ingredients for making the cake

• All-purpose Flour. You can replace all-purpose flour with cake flour. It will make the cake further lighter.
  
• Sweetened condensed milk.
  
• Vegetable oil. Use any odorless vegetable oil.
  
• Vanilla extract. Use it to balance the Indian flavors in the cake.
  
• Rose water makes the cake fragrant.
  
• Whole milk. Milk is customary in ras malai, so how can you not add it to the cake?
  
• Saffron strands: Try to get your hands on the best quality saffron. It makes a huge difference.
  
• Cardamon pods. Crush the pods to remove the seeds and use the ground seeds for better flavor. Or you can use cardamom powder.
  
• Baking soda and white vinegar. These two will make the cake light and fluffy.
  

Ingredients for making the Rasmalai Tres Leches Liquid

• Evaporated milk: you can use canned evaporated milk or evaporate milk of your own at home by simply letting the whole milk simmer until it becomes thick and reduces considerably in volume. You can also replace evaporated milk with half and half.
  
• Sweetened condensed milk.
  
• Heavy cream or heavy whipping cream.
  
• Cardamom powder: Cardamom is the key flavoring in any Indian dessert.
  
  

Ingredients for making frosting

• Heavy whipping cream: The ras malai cake is frosted using whipped cream.
  
• Whole milk: We take a little bit of milk to heat the saffron strands in so that they release the flavor and color.
  
• Strands of saffron.
  
• Rose water adds another layer of flavor to this recipe.
  
• Cardamom powder for more flavor!
  
• Chopped nuts of your choice to add some texture to the frosting.
  
• Sugar to sweeten the frosting. You can use castor sugar or powdered sugar.
  
  

🔪 Step-by-step process to make ras malai cake

Step 1 Make preparations for the recipe

In a bowl combine dry ingredients for making the cake. It includes flour, salt, and baking soda. Use a whisk to incorporate them evenly and set them aside.

In a jar combine all the ingredients for making Tres leches liquid. Whisk to combine, cover, and refrigerate.

In another bowl take room temperature milk. Add cardamom powder and saffron. Mix and keep aside.

Take a pan for baking cake, grease it, and set aside.

Step 2 Bake the cake

Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C).

In a large bowl take condensed milk and add oil. Use a whisk to combine them well. Now add the cardamom and saffron milk that we prepared in step 1. Add vanilla extract and vinegar. Whisk to combine everything.

Now add the dry ingredients and mix until fully combined.

Pour the batter into the greased cake pan.

Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Let the cake cool completely in the pan.

Step 3 Soak the cake in tres leches milk overnight in the fridge

When the cake has cooled use a fork to pierce it throughout.

Now add the refrigerated milk to the cake. Cover the pan with a cling wrap and place the pan in the refrigerator. Let the cake soak the liquids overnight.

Step 4 Make ras malai flavored whipping cream

In a microwave-safe bowl take milk. Add saffron, rose water, and cardamom powder. Now microwave it for 30 seconds. The saffron should release color. Put it aside and let it come to room temperature.

 Take chilled heavy whipping cream in the bowl of the stand mixer. Fit a whisk attachment and start whisking it at low speed. ( speed 2 on KitchenAid) Whisk for 3-4 minutes at low speed. Then bump up the speed to fast (speed 6 on KitchenAid) and gradually add sugar followed by saffron milk. Whisk until stiff peaks.

Step 5 Frost the eggless ras malai cake

Now that cake has soaked up all the liquids, spread whipped cream on the cake. Top with some chopped nuts of your choice.

Slice and serve with extra ras malai milk on the side.

💭Pro Tips for making a perfect ras malai cake

• Make sure that all the ingredients for making the cake are at room temperature.
• Let the cake cool fully before adding the ras malai milk.
• Ensure that the cake has fully soaked the syrup before adding the whipped cream frosting.
• Retain ras malai milk on the side for serving along the ras malai tres leches cake.

❓Frequently Asked Questions

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• Matcha cookies
  
• Eggless Gingerbread cookies
  
• Almond flour Cranberry cookies
  
• Almond Flour Peanut Butter Cookies (egg-free)
  
• Brownie Cheesecake Bars with Peanut butter
  
• Easy Eggless lemon pomegranate tart
  
• Mango popsicles: No added sugar: 3-ingredient recipe

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Ras Malai Cake recipe ( Eggless)

This eggless ras mali cake has the texture and flavor of the Indian dessert ras malai. It is a hybrid dessert that fusion of Mexican tres leches and Indian ras malai. This super easy, moist, saffron and cardamom flavored make-ahead dessert will become your absolute favorite.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Resting time 8 hours hours

Total Time 8 hours hours 35 minutes minutes

Servings 14

Calories 559kcal

Author Meenakshi

Ingredients

Ingredients for making the cake

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups sweetened condensed milk
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon rose water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
• 6-8 saffron strands
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar

Ingredients for making Tres leches liquid

• 14 oz evaporated milk
• 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder

Ingredients for making frosting

• 3 cups heavy whipping cream
• 2 tablespoon whole milk
• 5-6 strands of saffron
• 1 teaspoon rose water
• ¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
• ¼ cup chopped nuts of your choice
• ¼ cup sugar

Instructions

Step 1 Make preparations for the recipe

• In a bowl combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Use a whisk to incorporate them evenly and set them aside.
• In a jar combine all the ingredients for making Tres leches liquid. Whisk to combine, cover, and refrigerate.
• In another bowl take milk. Add cardamom powder and saffron. Mix and keep aside.
• Take a pan for baking cake, grease it, and set aside.

Step 2 Bake the cake

• Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C).
• In a large bowl take condensed milk and add oil. Use a whisk to combine them well. Now add the cardamom and saffron milk that we prepared in step 1. Add vanilla extract and vinegar. Whisk to combine everything.
• Now add the dry ingredients and mix until fully combined.
• Pour the batter into the greased cake pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let the cake cool completely in the pan.

Step 3 Soak the cake in tres leches milk overnight in the fridge

• When the cake has cooled use a fork to pierce it throughout.
• Now add the refrigerated ras malai milk to the cake. Cover the pan with a cling wrap and place it in the refrigerator. Let the cake soak the liquids overnight.

Step 4 Make ras malai flavored whipping cream

• In a microwave-safe bowl take milk. Add saffron, rose water, and cardamom powder. Now microwave it for 30 seconds. The saffron should release color. Put it aside and let it come to room temperature.
• Take chilled heavy whipping cream in the bowl of the stand mixer. Fit a whisk attachment and start whisking it at low speed ( speed 2 on KitchenAid). Whisk for 3-4 minutes, then bump up the speed to fast (speed 6 on KitchenAid) and gradually add sugar followed by saffron-flavored milk. Whisk until stiff peaks.

Step 5 Frost the eggless rasmalai cake

• Now that cake has soaked up all the liquids, spread whipped cream on the cake. Top with some chopped nuts of your choice.
• Slice and serve with extra ras malai milk on the side.

Notes

• Make sure that all the ingredients for making the cake are at room temperature.
• Let the cake cool fully before adding the ras malai milk.
• Ensure that the cake has fully soaked the syrup before adding the whipped cream frosting. 
• Retain ras malai milk on the side for serving along with the ras malai tres leches cake.

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