Eggless Christmas Plum Cake
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Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp each of finely sliced cashews, almonds, walnuts, golden raisins, black raisins, candied fruits
- 2 tbsp prunes (dried plums)
- 3/4 cup fresh orange juice or tetra-pack mix of fruit juice or grape juice
- 1 pinch each nutmeg, cinnamon, dry ginger powder, 1/2 cloves powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup refined flour
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup fine sugar
- 1/2 oil or butter
- 3 tbsp Milk
- 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp baking soda
Cooking Instructions
Step 1Soak dried fruits and nuts in fresh fruit juice or canned juice for one hour.
Step 2Preheat Kadhai (big pan) with 2 cups of common salt. Place a ring or a stand in the Kadhai for keeping the cake tin. Ensure that the cake tin bottom is not touching the salt. Cover and preheat for 10 minutes.
Step 3
Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, clove powder, nutmeg powder, dry ginger powder, cinnamon powder, and salt.
Step 4
Add fine sugar, oil, or melted butter and add soaked dried fruits in the flour mixture, and mix nicely.
Step 5
Line the baking mold with butter paper and pour in the batter.
Step 6
Place this tin in a preheated Kadhai and bake the cake batter for 40 - 45 minutes.
Step 7
Another option is to bake it in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes.
Step 8Insert a knife to check if it comes out clean. If the knife is wet then bake it again for five min.
Step 9If yes, remove the cake tin and keep it on a wire rack.
Step 10
Remove the cake from the cake tin after 15 min.
Step 11
Slice the cake when it is completely cool. The yummy cake is ready.