Maize Cake

I am back to blogging after a long break. So I thought lets revoke some sweet memories from the time I was away. This recipe was shared by my friends from Afghanistan in my German language class. The recipe is simple & light and makes a great tea/coffee time snack. If you don't indulge in evening coffee or tea like me, simply give the cake your undivided attention and relish a slice or two.

You need:
1 cup vegetable oil (I used Olive oil)

1 cup sugar

1 cup milk

1 1/2 cups Maizeflour (Yellow flour. It is not the same as the white cornflour used for thickening soups and sauces.)

1 tsp Elaichi/Cardamom powder

1 1/4 cups Maida/All purpose flour (If you want to make a super healthy version, use whole wheat flour instead)

2 Eggs

1 tsp baking powder

Beat the eggs, oil, milk and sugar in a bowl. Now add all the dry ingredients through a sieve (to avoid forming lumps) into the liquid mixture. Beat the mixture well for few minutes till smooth. Grease a cake tin and add in the mixture. Bake in microwave oven or regular oven for 45 minutes at 180 to 200 C (temperature setting depends on type of oven).

Cake is now ready.... The aroma of maize and cardamom very tempting.... But wait... let the cake cool for at least an hour before you dig in! ;)