bakery-style “Leftover Sweets Custard Mawa Cake” recipe — perfect for Diwali or any festive leftovers! 🎂✨

It’s soft, moist, rich, and full of desi mithai flavors — made easily in a kadai without an oven!

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“Leftover Sweets Custard Mawa Cake 🎂 | No Oven Bakery Style Cake 🏡 | Diwali Sweet Makeover Recipe ✨”

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🪔 Summary

This Bakery-Style Leftover Sweets Custard Mawa Cake is a creative way to transform festive mithai like barfi, peda, or gulab jamun into a soft, rich, and aromatic tea-time cake. It combines the flavors of custard powder, tutti-frutti, and mawa, giving you a melt-in-mouth texture just like bakery cakes — but made at home, in a kadai using sand or salt as a base. No oven needed!

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🕒 About This Recipe

• Recipe Type: Eggless Dessert / Cake
• Cuisine: Indian Fusion
• Cooking Method: Kadai (No Oven)
• Cooking Time: 40–45 minutes
• Preparation Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 1 hour
• Difficulty Level: Easy
• Serves: 6–8 slices

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🍴 Equipment Used

• Mixer grinder
• Large mixing bowl
• Sieve
• Whisk or spatula
• Round cake tin (7-inch)
• Heavy-bottomed kadai or large vessel
• Metal ring or stand
• Lid to cover the kadai
• Sand or salt (for preheating)
• Cooling rack

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🧁 Ingredients

IngredientsQuantityLeftover sweets (any 2–3 types: barfi, peda, gulab jamun, etc.)1 cup (around 4 medium pieces)Powdered sugar½ cupOil1 cupAll-purpose flour (maida)1 cupVanilla custard powder2 tbspBaking powder1 tspBaking soda¼ tspMilk (adjust consistency)¾ to 1 cup (room temperature)Tutti-frutti2 tbsp + for toppingA pinch of saltoptional (balances sweetness)

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🧂 Preparation Before Starting

1. Preheat Kadai:
   • Add 2 cups of sand or salt in a heavy kadai.
   • Place a metal ring inside and cover with a lid.
   • Heat on medium flame for 10 minutes — this acts as your oven preheating.
2. Grease Tin:
   • Grease a 7-inch cake tin with oil or butter.
   • Line the base with butter paper or dust with flour.

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👩‍🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the Cake Base

• In a mixer jar, crumble and grind 1 cup of leftover sweets (use peda, barfi, or gulab jamun).
• Transfer to a wide mixing bowl.

Step 2: Add Wet Ingredients

• Add ½ cup powdered sugar and 1 cup oil.
• Mix well until smooth and creamy.

Step 3: Sift Dry Ingredients

• Place a sieve over the bowl.
• Add:
  • 1 cup maida
  • 2 tbsp custard powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
• Sieve and mix gently using a spatula.

Step 4: Make the Batter

• Add milk gradually (¾–1 cup) to form a smooth, thick cake batter.
• Do not overmix; just fold gently.
• Add tutti-frutti (2 tbsp) and fold in.

💡 SECRET TIP:
Since most Indian sweets already have cardamom, rose, or saffron, do not add extra essence or flavoring — it can overpower the authentic mithai aroma!

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Step 5: Pour and Decorate

• Pour batter into the greased cake tin.
• Tap gently to remove air bubbles.
• Sprinkle extra tutti-frutti on top for a bakery look.

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Step 6: Bake in Kadai

• Place the cake tin on the ring inside the hot sand kadai.
• Cover with a lid.
• Bake on low to medium flame for 35–40 minutes.
• After 25 minutes, open the lid, add some extra tutti-frutti, and cover again.
• Check after 35 minutes by inserting a toothpick — if it comes out clean, it’s done.

⏲️ Flame Intensity:

• First 10 mins: Medium flame
• Next 30–35 mins: Low flame

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Step 7: Cool and Demould

• Place the tin on a wire rack and let it cool for 15–20 minutes.
• Gently run a knife along the sides and invert onto a plate.

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Step 8: Cut and Serve

• Slice once completely cool.
• Enjoy with tea, coffee, or as a festive dessert!

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🍰 Serving Ideas

• Serve warm with a drizzle of warm milk for kids.
• Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert.
• Decorate with dry fruits or edible rose petals for a festive touch.

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🎁 How to Pack

• Wrap cake slices in butter paper or cling film.
• Store in airtight box — perfect for gifting or tiffin box desserts.

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🧊 Storage Ideas

• Room Temperature: 2 days in airtight container
• Refrigerator: Up to 5 days
• Warm before serving for best taste.

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💡 Using This Recipe

• Great way to reuse leftover Diwali sweets instead of wasting.
• Can be used to make cupcakes or mini loaves too!
• Perfect for festive gifting or tea-time snacks.

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🌿 Benefits

• Reduces food waste ♻️
• Combines nutrition from milk, mawa, and nuts in sweets
• No eggs, no oven — easy and economical

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🪄 Tips and Tricks

1. Grind sweets into fine crumbs for a smooth texture.
2. Always sieve dry ingredients for a light, fluffy cake.
3. Do not overmix once milk is added — prevents dense texture.
4. Cover kadai properly for even baking.
5. If top browns too quickly, cover lid with aluminum foil inside.

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❓ FAQs

Q1: Which leftover sweets work best?
→ Peda, barfi, kaju katli, coconut burfi, or gulab jamun (without syrup). Avoid very wet sweets.

Q2: Can I bake it in an oven?
→ Yes, bake at 180°C (preheated) for 35–40 minutes.

Q3: Can I replace maida?
→ You can use half whole wheat flour and half maida for a healthier version.

Q4: My cake turned dense — why?
→ Overmixing batter or adding too much milk can make it heavy. Mix gently.

Q5: How to add flavor variation?
→ Add 1 tbsp cocoa powder for a chocolate twist or dry fruits for richness.

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✨ Conclusion

This Leftover Sweets Custard Mawa Cake is a delightful Indian-fusion treat that gives a second life to your festive mithai! Soft, fragrant, and bakery-style — this cake proves that homemade sweets can truly turn into something magical when baked with love. 💛

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🪔✨ Leftover Sweets Custard Mawa Cake 🎂
Bakery Style – No Oven – No Egg! 🏡

👇 Step-by-step 👇

🥣 Take any 4 pcs leftover sweets & crumble in mixer 💫
Add ½ cup sugar + 1 cup oil → mix till creamy 💛

🧂 Keep sieve → add
1 cup maida + 2 tbsp custard powder
1 tsp baking powder + ¼ tsp soda ✨

Gradually add ¾ cup milk → make smooth batter 🥛
Fold in tutti-frutti 🍒

💡 Secret Tip:
Indian sweets already have cardamom or rose flavor,
so skip essence for rich authentic taste 😍

🎂 Pour in greased tin → top with more tutti-frutti 🌈
Place on ring inside hot sand kadai 🔥
Cover & bake 40 mins (low flame) ⏲️

Cool → demould → slice → enjoy bakery-style magic! 🎉
Soft, rich & melt-in-mouth 😋

🎀 Don’t waste sweets — recreate them!
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