Eggless Gulab Jamun Cake – Pepkitchen

Ingredients

• 225 g all purpose flour (maida)
• 3 tbsp cornflour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cardamom powder (elaichi powder)
• 1 tsp saffron strands (kesar)
• 125 g butter
• 400 ml sweetened condensed milk (or one tin of the condensed milk available)
• 200 ml soda water (plain soda)
• all purpose flour (for dusting)
• 1800 ml heavy cream (chilled, 35% fat)
• 250 g cream cheese (soften )
• 3.75 cup icing sugar (sifted)
• 4 tsp cardamom powder (elaichi powder)
• ice cubes (to put into the big tray or dish on which the heavy cream bowl is put while whipping)
• 40 gulab jamun (I had used ready made canned gulab jamun)
• 1.5 cup gulab jamun syrup
• dried rose (and rose petals)
• golden balls (to sprinkle)
• 1/4 tsp saffron powder (or yellow colour)
• 1 tsp liquid red food colour