Kerala Plum Cake/Christmas Special Fruit CakeThis will make a 8 inch size cake
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup of all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup sugar
- a pinch of salt
- 1/3 cup sugar to make caramel
- 1 cup dry fruits and nuts(raisins, cashew, dates, tutty fruity) etc
- 2 tsp of caraway seeds (optional)
- 1/4 tsp each ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves powder,ginger powder(at least two items)
- 1/2 cup of Rum(Substitute with juice, keep the cake refrigerated)
Directions
Soak the dry fruits in 2-3 tbsp of rum and keep this at room temperature overnight or this can be made many days ahead and keep refrigerated Prepare caramel based on the steps below.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and all the spices and keep aside. Mix butter and sugar till creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Pour in the caramel syrup and vanilla extract and mix well. Add the flour spice mixture and mix until the flour is completely incorporated with the wet part. Strain the dried fruits and mix with 1 tbsp of all purpose flour. Add this to the batter and mix again. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes until a tooth pick inserted into the center of he cake comes out clean plus about 5 minutes. Once cake is cooled, make small pores on cake with tooth pick and pour 1to 2 tbs Rum and let it soak. Cover the cake with wax paper and keep it 4 to 5 days or more for a better taste and texture.
