Christmas Plum Cake
Ingredients
- 750 gms mixed dry fruits (raisins, black currants, cranberries, sultana, prunes, figs)
- 200 ml rum
- 1 Lemon zest
- 1 Orange zest
- 1/4 tsp clove powder
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
- 50 gms tooti fruity
- 250 gms butter
- 200 gms brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 100 gms almond powder
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 4 Eggs
- Icing sugar (for decoration)
- Christmas toppings (for decoration (small santa, mini reindeers)
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Put all the dry fruits in a pan.
Step 2
Now add the rum and let it boil.
Step 3
Cover the pan and keep it aside overnight to let it cool and the fruits soak in the rum.
Step 4
The next morning, preheat the oven to 170 degrees. Now sift maida, baking powder, and almond powder in a bowl. Add in all the spice powders and sift again.
Step 5
In a pan, beat eggs well.
Step 6
In another deep bowl, cream butter and brown sugar together. Add lemon and orange zest.
Step 7
Add in the beaten eggs and mix everything thoroughly. Pour vanilla essence and mix again.
Step 8
Now add the sieved powder mix and whisk thoroughly.
Step 9
Add tooti fruity and whisk more, followed by the soaked dry fruits.
Step 10
Pour some orange juice and whisk well.
Step 11
Now transfer the stuff in a greased pan and bake in the pre-heated oven for 45 to 50 minutes.
Step 12
When the cake is cooled, drizzle icing sugar on top. Decorate it with Christmas decorations and serve.