What is Christmas without some Plum cake. And what is better if it is homemade. Made this eggless, moist, rich plum cake for this Christmas.
Here is the recipe
Recipe Adapted from: RaksKitchen.
| Ingredients | Quantity | Notes/Comments |
|---|---|---|
| All Purpose Flour/Maida | 1 + 1/4 cups | |
| Brown Sugar | 3/4 cup | I used demerara sugar |
| Curd | 3 tbsp | |
| Orange Juice | 3/4 cup | I used freshly squeezed |
| Butter | 1/2 cup | I used Amul butter |
| Dried fruits and nuts | 1 1/4 cup | I used 1/4 cup each of chopped almonds, cashews and raisins and 1/2 cup tutti fruiti |
| Baking Soda | 1/4 tsp | |
| Baking Powder | 1/2 tsp | |
| Ground Cinnamon | 1/2 tsp | |
| Ground Clove | 1/4 tsp | |
| Dry ginger powder | 1/4 tsp | |
| Nutmeg powder | 1/8 tsp | |
| Salt | 1/8 tsp |
Procedure |
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1. Soak the dried fruits and nuts in 3/4 cup orange juice, overnight.
2. The next day, remove the excess orange juice from fruits and nuts and keep aside. (it would be around 3 tbsp)
3. Add 1/4 cup of maida to the fruit and nut mixer and mix well until evenly coated.
5. In a bowl, add 1 cup maida, all the powders and salt and mix well and keep aside.
6. In another bowl, add butter and beat well. Then add the sugar and beat. Then add curd and 3 tbsp orange juice and mix well.
7. Ad the maida mixture to wet mixture in 2 batches and mix well.
8. Then add the dry fruits and nuts and mix well.
9. Pre heat the oven to 180 degree C.
10. Bake for 45 minutes in a cake pan covered with parchment/butter paper or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
11. Allow the cake to cool and serve.
2. The next day, remove the excess orange juice from fruits and nuts and keep aside. (it would be around 3 tbsp)
3. Add 1/4 cup of maida to the fruit and nut mixer and mix well until evenly coated.
5. In a bowl, add 1 cup maida, all the powders and salt and mix well and keep aside.
6. In another bowl, add butter and beat well. Then add the sugar and beat. Then add curd and 3 tbsp orange juice and mix well.
7. Ad the maida mixture to wet mixture in 2 batches and mix well.
8. Then add the dry fruits and nuts and mix well.
9. Pre heat the oven to 180 degree C.
10. Bake for 45 minutes in a cake pan covered with parchment/butter paper or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
11. Allow the cake to cool and serve.
Looks yummy , mouth watering. The receipe is simple and motivates one to try . Pri u rock.
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