Maspin Barfi

This cake has recently gained popularity in Mauritius. If I am not mistaken it has been first introduced by patisserie Moolkeea.  It's super yummy with a cup of tea. Any maspin recipe or vanilla cake you like will do, it's just that I have been baking low fat and low sugar recently that I am using this recipe proportion. 

Ingredients for cake

• 225g margarine or butter
• 200g sugar
• 5 eggs
• 300g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 pot yoghurt (125g)
• 2 tsp vanilla essence 
• Salt if butter is unsalted

Method for cake

1. Preheat oven. Grease and line baking tin
2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy （8-10mins).
3. Stir in eggs one by one until fully incorporated. 
4. mix in flour alternating with yoghurt plus vanilla.
5. Pour in greased and lined tin. Bake at 190°C for 25 -35 min
6. Unmould and allow to cool.

Ingredients for barfi

• 2 1/2 cup milk powder
• 3/4 cup whipping cream + 6 tbsps whipping cream
• 125g butter
• 1 tsp Cardamom powder 
• Colouring of your choice

Method for barfi

1. In a non-stick pan, add cream, sugar, butter, elaiti and colouring. When the mixture starts to boil, add the milk powder. Cook for 3-4mins.
2. Turn off heat and add the whipping, spoon by spoon.
3. Spread over the vanilla cake.

please note that I have sliced the cake then spread a layer of barfi in the middle and a layer on top. If you will just apply a layer of barfi on top, then I suggest that you divide the recipe for barfi into two.