7 Cup Burfi | 7 Cup Cake Recipe | Diwali Special Recipes

Hi Supermoms,

Indian Sweets are simple , flavourful and delicious. Deepavali/Diwali is the time to indulge your family and friends with sweets and snacks. And home made sweets and snacks just makes the occasion even more memorable. 

Many of you might have doubts whether you will be able to achieve the right consistency while preparing  sweets at home , especially burfi/cake. Today, I am going to share an easy recipe that can be prepared even by amateur cooks and it does not require too much ingredients or too much time. Also, there is no necessity to make separate sugar syrup, so no need to worry about sugar syrup consistency, etc., 

My Mother In Law and me made this today and without any delay, I am sharing this 7 cup cake recipe with all of you , so that you can try it for this  festival season. We have been making this sweet for more than two decades, so you can follow the recipe blindly. 

As you can easily guess, 7 cups of ingredients mixed together make this delicious sweet . 

7 Cup Burfi | 7 Cup Cake Recipe:

Preparation time : 10 minutes

Cooking time : 20-25 minutes

Makes : 32 burfi/cakes 

Storage : keeps good for upto 7 days when stored in a clean, dry, odour free air tight container 

1 cup = 100 ml cup

Note : Use the same cup to measure all ingredients 

Ingredients :

1 cup chick pea flour/besan

1 cup fresh coconut ( grated )( you can also use store bought desiccated coconut)

1 cup milk

1 cup ghee/clarified butter

3 cups sugar 

2 pods cardamom ( powdered)

1/4 teaspoon ghee ( to grease the pan/plate)

Method :

1. In a heavy bottom pan, lightly roast the besan/chick pea flour over low flame  till it turns fragrant. 

2. Now add the coconut, sugar  and milk and stir to mix without any lumps.

3. When the sugar starts melting, add ghee  and cardamom pods.

4. Keep stirring continuously till the mixture becomes non stick and start leaving the sides of the pan. 

5. Keep a greased baking pan/ plate ready and pour the mixture.

6. Tap the tray/plate to level the mixture.

Chef tip : Grease the back of a spoon and use it to level the burfi mixture.

7. Allow it to cool for 5-7 minutes.

8. Using a sharp greased knife, cut the 7 cup cake into desired shape.

9. After the mixture is completely cool, remove the cake/burfi from the tray . 

Your delicious 7 Cup Burfi is now ready . You can arrange them in gift boxes as they make for delicious Diwali Edible gifts too. 

Wishing you all a very Happy Deepavali 🎇🎇

Happy Cooking !

With love,

Masterchefmom