Baking Instructions
Kesari Gulab Jamun Bundt Cake
This recipe makes one 12cup Bundt cake or 18-20 cupcakes
What you will need
Baking Tools Needed
- Whisk or stand/hand mixer
- Spatula & brush
- Bundt / cupcake pan
- Paper / silicon cupcake liners (if making cupcakes)
- Big mixing bowl (for cake)
- Small mixing bowl (for glaze)
- Stove-top pan
- Measuring scale or spoons & cups
- Strainer
Extra Ingredients Needed
- 1/2 cup (120ml) whole milk
- A couple of limes/lemons
- 1 tbsp oil (to grease the pan)
- 1 cup (227 gm) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup (170 gm) Greek yogurt
- 1/2 tbsp white vinegar (optional)
Cake Instructions
Included in the
Baking Kit
- Cake flour mix
- Cake sugar
- Vanilla extract
You will need
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tbsp white vinegar or 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup (120ml) whole milk, room temperature
- 3/4 cup (170gm) greek yogurt, room temperature
- 1 cup (227gm) unsalted butter, room temperature
Step 1
Take 1/2 cup whole milk in a glass and add 1/2 tbsp white vinegar or 1 tbsp lemon juice to it. Mix the two and let it sit at room temperature for 10 mins- you have made buttermilk!
Chashni (spiced sugar syrup) Instructions
Included in the
Baking Kit
- Sugar & spice mix
- Rose water
You will need
- 1 cup water
- 2 tsp fresh lemon / lime juice
Step 1
Heat 1 cup water with sugar & spice mix in a stove-top pan over medium flame. Bring it to a boil.
Glaze Instructions
Included in the
Baking Kit
- Glaze sugar
- Chopped pistachios & rose petals (optional)
- A piping bag
In a bowl, whisk together the glaze sugar and reserved 1/4 cup syrup to make a thick glaze. Resist the temptation to add the rose petals & pistachios at this stage.
Final Cake Assembly
Step 1
Poke holes in the cake/cupcakes with a fork and pour the rest of the syrup over the entire cake/all cupcakes (roughly 1.5 tbsp per cupcake) while it is still warm in the pan.