Name: Plum Cake (Christmas Cake)
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 4 nos Eggs; 200 gm Sugar; 3 tbsp Sugar (to make caramelized syrup); 300 gm Maida; 1 pack Vanilla sugar (10 gm); 250 gm Butter; 1 pack Baking powder (15 gm); 5 nos Cloves (Grambu); 5 pieces Cardamom (Elakka); 5 pieces Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 1/2 cup Cashews; 1/2 cup Kismis; 2 cups Candied fruits, Orange and Lemon peel (all mixed together)

Plum Cake (Christmas Cake)

Christmas season is never full without a rich and yummy Plum Cake. The joy and gladness of Christmas will be complete with Plum Cake. Plum Cake refers to cakes baked with dry fruits like raisins, prunes or even fresh fruits. Plum Cake is uniquely prepared and the step wise illustration has to be carefully followed. The delicious aroma and flavor of Plum Cake is simply irresistible. You can explore a well detailed Plum Cake recipe here that can be easily prepared at home.

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Prep Time 1 hr

Total Time 1 hr

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

4 nos Eggs
200 gm Sugar
3 tbsp Sugar to make caramelized syrup
300 gm Maida
1 pack Vanilla sugar 10 gm
250 gm Butter
1 pack Baking powder 15 gm
5 nos Cloves Grambu
5 pieces Cardamom Elakka
5 pieces Cinnamon Karugapatta
1/2 cup Cashews
1/2 cup Kismis
2 cups Candied fruits, Orange and Lemon peel all mixed together

Instructions

For preparing Plum Cake, first heat a pan with 3 tbsp of sugar in it. Stir it and allow it to melt.
Take 4 tbsp of water. Wait till the sugar melts and turns to dark brown color. Now we have a thick caramel syrup. Keep it aside.
Melt the butter in a bowl. (Heat it in microwave for some time.)
Add sugar (200 gm) into it and beat it well.
Add vanilla sugar into it.
:- If it is difficult to get vanilla sugar, add 2 drops of vanilla essence.
Add 4 eggs into it and beat it well.
When it is mixed well, mix baking powder and maida thoroughly and add into it.
Beat it very well.
Add caramel into it.
Grind together the masala(cardamom+cinnamon+cloves) into a fine powder and add into it.
Beat it once again to mix all these ingredients.
At last we have to add all dried fruits into it. Before that keep aside around 10 - 15 full cashews (we need it to keep on the top of the cake.) and cut the rest of cashews into the small size and mix it with other dried fruits and add it to the cake mix.
Now don`t beat, but mix it with a tbsp.
By this time pre heat the oven for 10 minutes 180ª.
Pour the mixture to a baking form(I used to make in 26 or 28 cm diameter) and decorate it with cashews on the top.
Bake it for 1 hour in 180ª.
Let it cool for a day before cutting..

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Response (3)

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nita December 24, 2009

excellent ! but it was not dark in colour and was more like a fruit cake,Yet yummy!.Thanks a million for the recipe!

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Asha Raj December 30, 2008

Great recipe. I made this cake for the 1st time

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jackson joseph November 26, 2008

very easy…tasty…and deliceious

Plum Cake (Christmas Cake)