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Christmas time is here! All are busy preparing themselves for the birthday of Jesus with Rich Plum Cake, cookies and other eatables. Out of all, the Christmas cake stands high.

There are varieties of cakes available. The one which all prefer in all seasons is Plum cake.

Preparing a cake means a lot on Christmas. Even this is wedding season and the plum cake is used everywhere.

We sometimes wonder how this cake is prepared. Why so curious? Let’s prepare it ourselves and spread the joy of Jesus birth! The satisfaction we get after preparing a cake is beyond words.

Come, let’s celebrate this Christmas with rich plum cake!

Rich Plum Cake

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Christmas Special - Rich Plum Cake

Course

Snacks

Cuisine

Indian

Servings

Ingredients

For the cake mix

• 200 gms Maida flour
• ½ tbsp Cinnamon powder
• 1 tbsp Baking powder
• ½ tbsp Cardamom powder
• a pinch Clove powder
• 200 gms Butter
• 200 gms Sugar
• 4 Eggs
• 1 tbsp Cocoa powder mixed with 5 tbsp of hot water
• 1 tbsp Coffee powder mixed with 5 tbsp of hot water
• Chopped nuts like almonds and cashews
• 1 tbsp Vanilla essence
• 3 tbsp Extra flour to mix dry fruits

To prepare caramel

• 4 tbsp Sugar
• 2 tbsp Water

For soaking

• 4 tbsp Sugar
• 2 tbsp Water
• 4 tbsp Rum
• 50 gms Tutti frutti
• 50 gms Dates chopped finely
• Clove powder – a pinch

Course Snacks Cuisine Indian Servings Ingredients For the cake mix 200 gms Maida flour ½ tbsp Cinnamon powder 1 tbsp Baking powder ½ tbsp Cardamom powder a pinch Clove powder 200 gms Butter 200 gms Sugar 4 Eggs 1 tbsp Cocoa powder mixed with 5 tbsp of hot water 1 tbsp Coffee powder mixed with 5 tbsp of hot water Chopped nuts like almonds and cashews 1 tbsp Vanilla essence 3 tbsp Extra flour to mix dry fruits To prepare caramel 4 tbsp Sugar 2 tbsp Water For soaking 4 tbsp Sugar 2 tbsp Water 4 tbsp Rum 50 gms Tutti frutti 50 gms Dates chopped finely Clove powder – a pinch

Instructions

1. Prepare the Caramel: Heat sugar in a pan till it becomes dark brown. Now, carefully add the water and mix. Let it be dark brown. Set aside to cool.
2. Once the caramel cools down, add the rum and mix. Add dry fruits (not nuts) and mix.
3. Pre-heat the oven at 180 degrees.
4. Sieve the flour, add baking powder, cardamom powder, clove powder and cinnamon powder. Keep this mix aside.

   
5. Now add the nuts to the caramel mix. Sprinkle some extra flour into it and mix well.
6. Mix the sugar and the butter in a bowl till it is creamy and pale yellow in colour.
7. Add eggs one by one and mix well.

   
8. Now add the flour mix little by little.
9. Add the fruit mix, cocoa decoction and coffee decoction. Mix well.

   
10. Pour the cake mixture in a greased baking pan.
11. Bake it for 30-40 minutes in pre-heated oven.
12. Insert a toothpick into the cake to make sure it comes out clean which means it baked well.
13. After removing the cake from the oven, let it cool down completely.
14. Now slice as per you desired.

    

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