Tutti Frutti Cake (Microwave & Eggless)

This cake is an all-time favorite dish for all the age groups. You can prepare it on any ocassion without giving any second thought.

The tutty-fruity on the icing was so eye-catching and attractive that my three-year old daughter didnt want the cake to be cut :) Another snap-shot of the cake is :

 Ingredients -

Maida (all purpose flour) –  2 cups

Sugar – 1 cup

Butter – 1 cup

Baking Powder – ½ tsp

Soda-bi-carb – ½ tsp

Honey – 2 tsp

Curd – 2 tsp

Milk – 1 cup

Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp

Green color – 5-6 drops

Tutti - Frutti (red & green) – 2 tbsp

Icing –

Whipped cream – 4 cups

Tutty – Fruity – 2 tbsp

Soaking Syrup ( 2 tsp powder sugar dissolved completely in 1/2 cup water)

Procedure –

• Mix and sieve the maida, soda bicarb, and baking powder thrice.
• In the big mixer jar, put butter, sugar and milk and pulse it for 20 seconds.
• Now add the sift flour to the mixer jar and pulse it for next 30 seconds. Using a Spatula try to reach the corners of the jar and release the dry flour (unmixed) sticking there.
• Add honey and curd, pulse for 5 seconds.
• Add essence and color, pulse again for 15 seconds.
• Add tutty-fruity and mix using spatula. Do not pulse this time.
• Grease and dust a microwave safe dish with 7" diameter.
• Pour batter in the dish.
• Microwave on 60% power for 10 min.
• Check if the cake is sooked completely by inserting a tooth-pick in the centre of the cake. If the tooth-pick comes out clean, it means cake is done. If not, then microwave for 1 minute more at 60% power. (Time varies from machine to machine)
• Allow to stand-by for 10 min.
• Unmold the cake sponge on a wire rack and leave it to cool down completely.
• Slice the cake sponge horizontally into 2 equal parts.
• Pour the half the soaking syrup on the bottom layer of the cake sponge.
• Spread 1 cup cream over it.
• Pour the remaining soaking syrup on the top layer of cake sponge and place it carefully on the other layer.
• Spread all the remaining cream on the sides and top of the cake sponge using a spatula.
• Be creative and use piping bag to decorate your cake with some nice design and at last sprinkle some tutty-fruity to add a pop of colour to the cake.
• Keep refrigerated till use.