Woman_and_Home_Feel_Good_Food_-_October_2019

Bakingwith Nadiya Hussain

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BY NADIYA HUSSAIN (£20, MICHAEL JOSEPH). PHOTOGRAPHY: CHRIS TERRY

68 woman&home PASSIONATE ABOUT FOOD

Rasmalaiis Bengalifor‘juicecreams’.Theyaretheselittlebitsofcake

that bob aroundingentlyspicedmilk,likea floatingcheesecake thing.

This is my version without the floating.

Nadiya Hussain’s

Ras malai cake

TIMETOEAT

(£20,MichaelJoseph)

Abrand-new

cookbookfullof

time-savingand

mouth-watering

recipesfromthe

nation’smuch-

lovedcook,Nadiya

Hussain.

Feedinga large

familyandjuggling

a busycareercan

bechallenging,so

Nadiyahascrafted

over 100 time-

savingandmouth-

wateringrecipesto

takethestressout

ofcookingandput

thejoybackinto

everymealwithout

breaking the bank.

Forthecake

10 strandsofsaffron,dropped

into4 tablespoonsofwarm milk

250gunsaltedbutter

250gcastersugar

5 mediumeggs,beaten

250gself-raisingflour

1 teaspoonbakingpowder

Forthemilkdrizzle

100gmilkpowder

150mlboilingwater

cardamomseeds,removed from

thepodsandground

Forthebuttercream

2 cardamompods,crushed

3 tablespoonswholemilk

300gunsaltedbutter,softened

600gicingsugar, sifted

Todecorate

ediblerosepetals,mixedwith

100g roughly chopped pistachios

1 Preheattheovento170°C/fan

150°C.Greaseand line two 20cm

sandwichtins.

2 Makethesaffronmilk*.Placethe

butterandsugarin a bowlandwhisk

untillightandfluffy.Addtheeggsa

littleata time,makingsuretokeep

whisking.Thenaddtheflour,baking

powderandsaffronmilk,andfoldthe

mixtureuntilyouhavea shinybatter.

3 Divide the mixture between the

twotinsandlevelthe tops. Bake for

20–25minutes.

4 Meanwhile,mixthemilkpowder

withtheboilingwaterin a bowl.Add

thecardamomseedsandmix.Assoon

asthecakesareoutoftheoven,

drizzlesomeofthemilkoverthetop

ofbothcakesandleavein thetinfor

atleast 10 minutesbeforeturningout

andremovingthemtocoolona rack.

5 Putthecardamompodsin a small

bowlofthemilkandleavetoinfuse.

6 Meanwhile,putthebutterintoa

mixingbowlandwhiskuntilverysoft.

Addtheicingsugara littleata time,

whiskingaftereachaddition,untilall

combined.Pourthecardamommilk

througha sieveintothebuttercream

andwhiskuntilreallylightandfluffy.

7 Oncethecakesaretotallycool,

placeonecakeonyourserving

dishandspreadanevenlayerof

buttercreamoverit. Puttheothercake

ontop.Flipthecakeoversothemilk

drizzletopbecomesthebottomand

sandwichesthebuttercream.Spread

somebuttercreamevenlyacrossthe

topandthesidesanduse a ruler to

levelofftheedges.

8 If youhaveanycreamleftoveryou

canpipekissesontop.Gentlytake

thepetalsandpistachiosandpress

into the bottom edge of the cake.

*SEE INGREDIENTS LIST FOR HOW TO DO THIS