I have been keeping Friday a veg. day for a long time. If someone comes to know they often say that it is due to Santoshi Maa, Yes to an extent and also for another reason , it being that 1 veggies day should be followed by peole who eat non -veg. regularly , so that the system gets a bit of rest. The problem is that on that particular day my daughter would like to eat some cake"please mommy.....". so I usually make this eggless cake for her.

EGGLESS CAKE

Maida - 1 and 1/2 cups

Plain yogurt (Curd) - 1 cup
Granulated Sugar - 3/4 cup
Baking powder - 1 and 1/4 tsp

Baking soda - 1/2 tsp

Vanilla essence - 1 and 1/2 tsp
Cooking oil - 1/2 cup (125 ml)
Milk - 1 tbsp

Method:

1.           Sieve maida slowly and keep aside. Mix sugar and curd so that sugar dissolves completely. Add baking soda, baking powder to the creamy mixture and blend well.

2.           Leave this aside for 5 minutes .you can see bubbles becoming visible. Add vanilla essence &cooking oil .mix all nicely.

3.           Slowly add maida a little at a time and mix with soaked ingredients. Beat well until creamy and thick. Preheat the oven to around 200 * C for 8 to10mins. in the meantime, grease a cake tin with little maida  & oil. Next pour the batter inside the tin ready to cook.

4.           Bake at 200 *c (preheated) for 10 minutes, then decrease the temperature to 180* C and bake it for 30-35 minutes or till a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out without any mix & clean. brush the cake (especially the top) with 1 tbsp milk, around 10mins prior to the finishing time to get a nice glaze. let the cake cool down , then turn it upside down and on a platter. Enjoy the cake in pieces.