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Rich Dry Fruits Christmas Cake by Manisha S Nair, W/o Arun R R - HR IngredientsFor soaking dry fruits: Dates / khajoor (chopped) Raisins / kishmish Tutti frutti (green) Tutti frutti (red/yellow) Mixed berry Nutmeg Vanilla Essence Rum
Quantity 100 gms 100 gms 50 gms 50 gms 200 gms 2 small pieces 1 tsp 200 ml
For cake batter: Butter Caramelized Sugar Oil Maida Egg Baking soda Baking Powder Salt Clove powder Cinnamon powder
Quantity 250 gms 300 gms 50 gms 300 gms 3 nos 1/4 tsp 1 tsp 1/4 tsp 1/4 tsp 1/4 tsp
Preparations To soak dried fruits for a perfect Christmas Fruitcake: • Firstly, in a glass jar take 100 grams dates, 100 grams raisins, 50 grams green tutti frutti, 50 grams yellow/red tutti frutti, 200 grams mixed berry, nutmeg • Soak in 200 ml Rum. you can alternatively soak in orange juice, apple juice, grape juice of your choice • Mix well and soak for atleast 8 hours or until the dried fruits absorb all the rum Plum cake batter preparation: • Firstly, in a large bowl take 250 grams butter and • • • •
300 grams brown sugar. Beat well until the butter and sugar turn creamy. Adding caramelized sugar makes cakes moist and gives good colour. Now add 50 grams oil and 3 eggs Continue to beat until the mixture turns creamy like frosting. N ow s t r a i n t h e d r y i n g r e d i e n t s ( m a i d a , b a k i n g soda,baking powder)
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• Further, add 300 grams maida, ¼ tsp baking soda, 1 tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp clove powder and ¼ tsp cinnamon powder. • Using a spatula, mix using cut and fold method. do not over mix as the cake turns chew y then. • Now add soaked dried fruits. make sure the dried fruits have absorbed all the rum, else drain off the remaining. • Transfer the fruit cake batter to a cake mould or pan as shown in picture make sure to line a butter paper at the bottom to prevent from sticking & also tap twice to level up uniformly and remove any air bubbles if present. • Place the cake pan into the preheated oven and bake at 160 degree for 1.5 hours. • Insert a toothpick and check if the cake has baked completely. • Cool the cake and then unmould the Christmas Cake. Yes it’s ready. . .
