Christmas plum cake. Their plum cake is very popular and they make thousands at this time of the year. Amma had the recipe so I wanted to share it in time for Christmas. Indulge yourself to a Holiday Treat, loaded with Fruits n Nuts soaked in Rum… an Old fashioned Christmas Fruit Cake aka Kerala Style Plum Cake…!
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You can cook Christmas plum cake using 24 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Christmas plum cake
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup of Flour/ maidha.
- It's 1 of tspn Baking powder.
- You need 1/2 of tspn Baking soda.
- It's 3 of Eggs.
- You need 1 pinch of Salt.
- You need 1/4 cup of Flavourless vegetable Oil.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of Powdered sugar.
- It's 1/2 of tspn fresh Orange zest.
- You need 1 of tspn Vanilla essence.
- It's 2 of cloves.
- You need 1/4 cup of Cashews.
- You need of Spices.
- Prepare 1/2 of tspn fresh Nutmeg powder.
- Prepare 1/2 of tspn cinnamon powder.
- It's 1/2 of tspn cardamom powder.
- You need of For soaking dry fruits.
- It's 1 cup of mixed fruit / grape /orange juice.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of Black Raisins.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of Dates(pitted).
- It's 1/4 cup of Tutti frutti.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of Cherries.
- You need of Sugar syrup.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of Sugar.
- Prepare 1 cup of hot boiling Water.
I want to try plum cake recipe for this Christmas. Can I use Brown sugar instead of white. Christmas is all about cakes, muffins and other desserts. Plum cake is one of the most common Christmas cakes which is very popularly prepared in every household.
Christmas plum cake instructions
- Cut the dates and cherries. Soak them in fruit juice(I've used store bought mixed fruit juice) with rasins and tutti frutti for minimum half an hour or overnight..
- In a heavy bottomed pan, add sugar. Once sugar starts to melt lower flame and caramelize to get nice brown color(Do not burn the sugar). Add hot boiling water. (Move far while pouring as it splutters). Reduce this to get ½ cup sugar syrup. Keep aside to cool..
- Separate the egg whites from the yolks in two different mixing bowls..
- Beat the egg whites with an electric beater gradually increasing speed till fluffy and stiff peaks are formed. Add a pinch of salt while beating. Keep aside..
- Now beat the egg yolks in a separate mixing bowl..
- Powder sugar with 2 cloves and add to the egg yolks and beat in high speed till creamy..
- Add oil to the egg yolks mix. Beat. Now grate and add orange zest (taking care not to grate the white part as it gives a bitter taste) followed by vanilla essence. Beat again..
- Next add the ½ cup caramelized sugar syrup and continue beating..
- Now place a sieve over this and add flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices. Mix gently with a spatula using cut and fold method in same direction..
- Strain the dry fruits and add to the batter (without juice). Dust the cashews with some flour and add it to the batter and mix using cut and fold method..
- Now take the beaten eggwhits and add it to cake batter in 3 batches. Fold gently with spatula as previous step..
- Pour into a greased and dusted cake tray and top it with cashews..
- Bake at 180°C in a preheated oven for 45 min placing in the middle rack. Check with toothpick. If it comes out clean the cake is done or keep for 10 more minutes..
- Cool completely on a wire rack and then remove from cake pan. Slice and enjoy!.
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