Whole Wheat Jaggery Cake Recipe for Toddlers and kids – easy and healthy cake recipe made with whole wheat flour, jaggery, and nuts! I wanted to try a whole wheat cake without sugar ever since I started baking at home. I have tried a few recipes, but I found this recipe turns out perfect every time. It tastes surprisingly delicious and super healthy too:)
This whole wheat jaggery cake can be given to toddlers after one year to satisfy their sweet tooth. You can also check more healthy cake and muffin recipes for kids here.
Now Let’s get on to check how to make this healthy egg-less whole wheat jaggery cake.
- Whole Wheat Flour - 1 cup + 1 tbsp for dusting
- Baking Soda - ¼ tsp
- Baking Powder - ¼ tsp
- Broken nuts - ¼ cup
- Powdered Jaggery - ¾ cup
- Milk - ½ cup
- Water - ⅛ cup
- Vanilla essence - ½ tsp
- Olive oil/sunflower oil/ any odorless oil- ¼ cup + 1 tbsp for dusting
- Measure and keep all the ingredients ready. Take powdered jaggery in a mixing bowl and add milk.
- Now add oil and water.
- Then add vanilla essence. Stir it well with a hand whisk until the jaggery is completely dissolved. Make sure to mix it well so that the oil gets evenly mixed.
- Once the jaggery dissolved well, filter out the wet ingredients using a strainer. Now in a bowl, take broken nuts and dust it with ½ tbsp of flour. Set aside.
- Measure and Sieve the whole wheat flour and mix well with baking soda & baking powder. Also, preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes and Dust the cake pan with 1 tbsp of oil and ½ tbsp of flour.
- Add the sieved dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Gently fold everything well for 10-15 seconds. Don't over mix. The final mixture should be slightly thick. Add broken nuts and give a quick stir.
- Transfer the cake mix to a round cake pan and gently tap it. Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes (baking time depends on the size of the pan and oven) at 180° Celsius till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cooling in the tray for 5 minutes once done.
Here is the video of how to make Whole Wheat jaggery cake recipe for Toddlers and Kids
Method:
1. Measure and keep all the ingredients ready. Take powdered jaggery in a mixing bowl and add milk. 
2. Now add oil followed by water.
3. Then add vanilla essence. Stir it well with a hand whisk until the jaggery is completely dissolved. Make sure to mix it well so that the oil gets evenly mixed.
4. Once the jaggery dissolved well, filter out using a strainer. Now in a bowl, take broken nuts and dust it with 1/2 tbsp of flour. Set aside.
5. Measure and Sieve the whole wheat flour and mix well with baking soda & baking powder. Also, preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes and Dust the cake pan with 1 tbsp of oil and 1/2 tbsp of flour.
6. Add the sieved dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Gently fold everything well for 10-15 seconds. Don’t over mix. The final mixture should be slightly thick. Add broken nuts and give a quick stir.
7. Transfer the cake mix to a round pan and gently tap it. Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes (baking time depends on the size of the pan and oven) at 180° Celsius till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cooling in the tray for 5 minutes once done.
The healthy and tasty whole wheat jaggery cakes are ready to serve!
Notes :
- You can plus or minus the jaggery quantity after dissolving into milk. The color of the cake depends on the jaggery variety used.
- For small babies, finely chop the nuts or powder them to avoid choking.
- Don’t over mix after adding the dry ingredients, fold them for 10-15 seconds.
- This whole wheat jaggery stays well for two days at room temperature and keeps good for four days if stored in the refrigerator.
- You could use walnuts, almonds, cashews&raisins, and any nuts of your choice or even chocolate chips.
- Mixing and measurements are most important for the perfect muffins.
- The same recipe can be tried as muffins too the baking time may vary from 20-25 minutes.
- Don’t fill the cake more than 3/4 th. Otherwise, it will overflow during baking.
Palm jaggery is karuppati or u used vellam?
I used jaggery here. You can use palm jaggery/ karuppati too
Can I use sugar instead of jaggery? If yes what should be the measurement?
Yes. Use 1/2 cup of sugar
Can this recipe made with eggs,?
yes you can try add 2 eggs to this recipe along with other mentioned ingredients.
Can I do this in microwave? If so, are the temperature and time same?
you can try this in microwave with convection mode.. temp and time are same
Made this quite a few times and was tempted to eat it all by myself instead of my toddler ?
Perfectly well written recipe.
Thanks a ton for adding sweetness in our lives as I will definitely keep making this for my family ?
Hi….my cake top layer became very dry…..edges also very dry…..whats wrong….pls tell me
Your cake turn dry for two reasons:
1. Over baking
2. Too much flour and less liquid
Some whole wheat flour types absorb too much liquid, in that case you have to add more milk/water than mentioned quantity. Hope it helps
Hi,
Perfect !!!!
I am allergic to cow’s milk. Can I replace it with coconut milk ?
maybe you can try with almond milk
Is powdered jaggery different than jaggery pieces? I have jaggery that I have cut into small pieces. Will that dissolve?
powdered jaggery melts easily when you mix…if using whole jaggery, heat it with little water until its slightly thick and use..
Can I use butter instead of olive oil? If so how about the quantity?
yes you can try with 1/2 cup of butter
How much does your 1 cup measure?
its 240 ml..standard US cup measurement
Can disbe made in cooker or steamer? If so time for baking?
you can try in cooker..baking time must be the same check after 35-40 mins..if the tooth pick inserts doesn’t come out clean, bake it further for 5-10 mins extra
Hi, can we add flax seeds equivalent to two eggs and make this cake. Is there any replacement for baking powder? Thanks
Hi Krithika,
eggs are not required for this recipe, its soft without eggs/flax seeds.. however you can try with flax seeds..hope it will not harm the cake…
baking powder is a must ingredient for this cake, and am not sure about the replacement.,,choose aluminum free baking powder if you are concerned..
Can I use ghee instead of oil?
I am not sure about ghee. You can try with butter.
Tried this recipe today. Came out perfectly. My 2.5 year old liked it a lot. Camr out quite soft and spongy.
Glad your kid likes it. Thank you so much for sharing positive feedback:)
Came out well.I added chocolate powder since my kids like chocolate flavour and tweaked the recipe
Wow. thanks a lot for sharing your feedback:)
How much Butter quantity use ??
As same as oil quantity
Hi..its a lovely recipe. Works well. Just wanted to understabd why u did not add lemon or vinegar to it as we are using baking sode. Dont they go together.
Baking soda needs to be paired with an acidic ingredient to lift the cake. In this recipe, we have used baking powder which has built-in acidic ingredient. So we don’t need to pair it with vinegar or lemon.
My cake turned bitter !! Donno what I added wrong. The jaggery quality or the essence 🙁
I didn’t melt it…could that be a reason…
If you have added too much baking soda or poor quality baking soda, the cake may turn out bitter. You can skip baking soda and try with 1/2 tsp of baking powder next time. Also, melt the jaggery syrup.
Can we use honey as a sweetner?
If yes, what should be the amount?
I never tried baking with honey. sorry couldn’t help
The recipe worked well. Thanks for sharing. I used pineapple essence and also used a stand mixer. Great recipe…
wow. great 🙂