Hi!
I have been eyeing this beautiful cake for sometime now. They had caught my attention instantly and I just wanted to try them at once, as the cakes not only looked beautiful and spongy but appeared very quick to make. With the kid writing his half yearly exams, I’m just too held up these days..and hence wanted to make something very quick and yet interesting, to cheer him up while studying, I remembered this cake..
I had seen this cake for the first time in Ambreen’s blog and she had tried it from Morning masala. I was instantly glued to the recipe. Such cute looking pillows, yes, that’s what I had thought after looking at the pic and hence I named this cake a ‘pillow cake’. The recipe is so hassle free that a novice in cooking can also try. And what I loved best was no baking tin or oven required..needs a simple sandwich maker.
Since, it was the first time that I tried this recipe, I did not modify it largely, except that I also added some milk. With all the other ingredients as it is, I went ahead with Ambreen’s measures. Now that I’ve succeeded in making this cake, I’m ready to experiment..This version is made using egg and now I would love to try eggless.. This makes excellent snack for evening or lunch box.
Preparation Time:15mins
Cooking Time:2-3mins per batch
Makes:16
Serves:4
Ingredients
1cup APF/maida1tsp baking powder
1tsp vanilla essence
2eggs
1/4cup milk (optional)
1/2 cup oil or butter
1/2cup sugar
Method
Beat sugar and oil for 3-4mins.Add essence and the eggs, beat till creamy and light.
Sieve APF and baking powder together.
Fold in the APF in egg mix.
Check the consistency of the mix, the batter should not be very thick but slightly easy flowing (consistency of the batter for fritters). Add milk if required and mix.
Grease both the sides of sandwich maker.Using the spoon spread the batter in all the four sections, close the lid.
Switch on the sandwich maker and bake till the light turns red. Insert the toothpick and check if it comes out clean, else cook for one more minute. I realized that the first batch takes 3mins but after that the cake is ready in 2-1/2mins.
Serve the cake warm with some cream or butter.
My kid loved it with some butter applied and sugar sprinkled.
looks so soft and really looks like pillow.. Yummy and easy cake
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Even I was after that cake... looks soft n yumm
ReplyDeletewoow...Unbelievable..lovely way of using sandwich maker...defntly gonna try this....bookmarked! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSoft cakes ready in just few minutes.. Love it..
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful idea ....looks so appealing
ReplyDeleteWonderful idea! Just beautiful...
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I like the recipe and the method ..just too good...
I never thought of using the sandwich maker like this ,..great idea and a great learning for me too..( mine one is breeding cockroach for yrs, since children grew up and I ran short of ideas to use it ha ha )
Will read and cook your recipes ( specially the tagged ones , as soon as I am back from my desert-bas ( like banbas)
have a nice week
PS please disable robot verification , I cant read and prove I am not a robot ...
Simple and awesome.. love the idea of using sandwich maker..
ReplyDeleteLovely! so easy and yummy soft cake are ready withing few minutes. Great!
ReplyDeleteToday's recipe:
http://sanolisrecipies.blogspot.com/2012/09/fish-cutlets-yummy-sri-lankan-snacks.html
How cute are those! Would love to try a chocolate version :p
ReplyDeleteThey could be replaced by the waffle mix and made into cakes, wonderful Pari, cannot wait to try this out.
ReplyDeleteLove Ash.
Love this idea :)) so interesting!
ReplyDeletelovely and tasty sandwiches:)
ReplyDeleteinnovative tempting and inviting cake.I am hungry.
ReplyDeletereal awesome idea. wish I had a sandwich maker like this. want to try it right away.
ReplyDeleteWow...they are wonder pillows....love the idea of sandwiches maker in making these....
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing idea!! The Cake looks so soft..
ReplyDeletewow, they look delicious and spongy too..must try
ReplyDeletewow wow wow,
ReplyDeleteunbelievable!!!! so happy to see this one,
going to try it soon, already many ideas coming in my mind what to add to these buns to make this spicy or tangy or plain :-), thank you so much for these wonderful pillow cakes, name only is so different...
Loving this super spongy pillows, simply love the idea.
ReplyDeletesimple & heavenly! bookmarking it :)
ReplyDeleteSimple & easy, great trick of making in sandwich maker
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look so soft n spongy
ReplyDeletelooks very spongy..
ReplyDeleteThank you Pari for your sweet mention! Very glad to hear that you liked it. And what a lovely name you gave to the cake :)
ReplyDeleteThey look so so soft, can't believe that it can be made in a sandwich maker..
ReplyDeleteAwesome recipe... Bookmarked defiantly try this
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wow,
ReplyDeletewhat an unbelievable idea....i canmake it eggless, i can make is savoury with onions and dill, i can make it with just herbs and cheese...great way to use the sandwich maker!!! makes an easy lunch for kids!
Shobha
Hi Pari,
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Very creative and innovative recipe of sandwich.
Can we make this sandwich's without eggs.
I would be grateful, if you can provide me alternative of egg in this recipe.
Thanks and regards
Your Google friend. (Deep N)
Deeps, You can make it very easily using the apple sauce instead of eggs or add curds or flax meal mixed with water.
ReplyDeleteWow...what an amazing use of sandwich maker!!!!
ReplyDeleteBtw what should be the quantity of curd to be added in place of egg???
AWESOME recipe. .. how much curd or flax meal should be used?
ReplyDeletefor 2 eggs use 2tbsp flax meal mixed in 6 spoons water. Else half cup mashed banana.
DeleteHow much curd shd b used
ReplyDeleteIf you are using curds then use half cup and use milk carefully.
DeleteNice.. Will definetely give it a try and will let u know:)
ReplyDeleteWow awesome:-) looks yummy
ReplyDeleteAmazing recipe, I tried it this afternoon and they came out very delicious. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteAwesome recipe. I tried it this afternoon and they came out delicious. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad it worked for u Pooja
ReplyDeleteomg!!!!! this was grt!!!!! i ws totally unbelievable of the fact dat the recipe would work for me.. its a task getting fluffy cakes for me even in the oven..bt these turned out so fluffy n tasty...n its so simple...thanks for dis awesome recipe..
ReplyDeletehas anyone tried eggless or any other version?
ReplyDeleteAmazing recipe! Tried it today and they turned out sort and yummy. Thanks!
ReplyDeletecan whole wheat flour be used instead of maida? ?
ReplyDeleteYes, you could use whole wheat flour but the cake will not be as soft as by using maida but definitely more healthy.
DeleteAmazing.exelnt way to use sandwch mkr n cn get cakes in few min
ReplyDeletethanks for the recipe dear. I tried it out and it turned out yum. I have linked the recipe to your post too.
ReplyDeleteI am having trouble finding sandwitch maker for my home kitchen. Need one which is relaible and economical. Please suggest which brand should I be looking for?
ReplyDeleteThank you.
looks so soft and really looks like pillow.
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