Plum Cake | Christmas Cake | Cake with no Alcohol
December 25, 2019
Christmas Plum Cake
Plum cake refers to a wide range of cakes made with either dried fruit or with fresh fruit. Most people prefer adding rum or brandy infused dried fruits in the cake while some may prefer to bake their cake without any alcohol.
We know you can buy plum cakes from outside, but how about preparing it at home and making the Holiday extra special for you and your loved ones? Here's a wonderful recipe of Plum Cake by Aachi Samayal, Just for you. Its very simple, Easy and taste delicious. Cant wait to share the recipe with you. Lets get started...
Cuisine : IndianPreparation time : 30 minsCooking Time 45 minsCourse : Cake | Dessert Difficulty Level : MediumMain Ingredient : Dates, All Purpose Flour
| For Soaking ( 2-3 days) | |
| .5 cup | Trail Mix |
| 1 cup | Cherry |
| .5 cup | Dates |
| 1 cup | Mixed Nuts (cashews, almonds, walnuts) |
| 2 Cup | Grape Juice |
| For Sugar Caramel | |
| 1/2 cup | Sugar |
| 1/4 cup | Water |
| 1/2 cup | Hot Water |
| For Spice mix | |
| 4 | Cloves |
| 3 | Cardamom |
| For Cake Batter | |
| 2 cup | All purpose flour / Maida |
| 2 cup | Sugar |
| 1 cup | Melted Butter |
| 5 | Eggs |
| 1 tsp | Baking powder |
| 1/2 tsp | Baking Soda |
| 1/2 tsp | Salt |
| 1 tbsp | Vanilla extract |
Preparation:
- Soak dry fruits and nuts in grape juice for minimum 1- 2 days
- Make sugar caramel with 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water.
- Powder the spices with 1/2 cup sugar to a fine powder
- Mix the wet ingredients - Egg, Vanilla, Caramelized Sugar
- Add the dry ingredients and the soaked fruits with the Juice.
- Bake it at 350 F or 180 C for 45 minutes
- Plum cake is ready to be served
- It can be stored outside for 1-2 weeks
You can check my Youtube Channel for detail recipeChristmas Plum Cake
Important tips
- You can boil the dried fruit and candied fruit, strain and use immediately if running low on time.
- Alcohol can be substituted with any other dark grape juice or orange Juice.
- Use the best quality dried fruits available.
- Unglazed cakes can be shrink-wrapped and stored for up to one month in the fridge.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!!
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