Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, kerala plum/fruit cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have kerala plum/fruit cake using 17 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake:
- Take 125 grams Butter, softened
- Make ready 110 grams Caster sugar
- Make ready 75 grams Sugar for caramel syrup
- Prepare 60 millilitres water Hot
- Take 2 numbers Egg white
- Prepare 2 numbers Egg yolk
- Get 150 grams Plain flour
- Make ready 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- Prepare 1/8 teaspoon Salt
- Take 1 teaspoon Vanilla essence
- Take 1 teaspoon Lime juice
- Prepare 1 teaspoon Pineapple jam
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups dried fruits Mixed, chopped
- Make ready 1/4 cup Cashew nuts, chopped (lightly roasted)
- Get 60 millilitres Dark rum
- Take 1/2 tablespoon Spice powder
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon Orange peel, dried and powdered
Steps to make Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake:
- Preheat oven at 180 °C for 15 minutes. Line base and sides of a deep 20 cm round cake pan with baking paper.
- Beat egg white until peek, keep aside.
- Beat butter and sugar in a bowl with electric mixer until soft and creamy.
- Add egg yolk, one at a time and beat until well combined. Add vanilla essence and lime juice. Add cool caramel syrup and mix well.
- Add sifted flour,baking powder and salt mixture along with egg white and fold well.
- Finally, fold in mixed dried fruits, cashew nuts, pineapple jam, spice powder, dried and powdered orange peel mixture.
- Spread the cake mixture into prepared pan. Bake for around 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted the centre of the cake comes out clean. Cool in pan.
- NOTES - Brush top of hot cake with extra rum, if desired.
- For mixed fruits i used a combination of raisins, glaced cherries, candied orange and lemon peel. Chop all the fruits into small pieces and soak them in dark rum for a period of minimum 1 week or until absorbed.
- To avoid sinking, dust the soaked fruits with some sifted flour and baking powder mixture before using.
- To make caramel syrup, combine sugar and little water in a sauce pan. When the sugar melts and becomes dark brown add 60 ml hot water. Melt completely and let it come to room temperature.
- Spice powder is a combination of cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, and dry ginger. Grind all the spices to a fine powder.
- To make dried and powdered orange peel, wash and peel the oranges and cut the peels into thin slices and spread it in a tray and keep under the sun for 3- 4 days, grind into a fine powder.
- For measuring mixed dried fruits and cashewnut i used 250 ml measuring cup.
- Have all the ingredients at room temperature especially butter and egg. Sift together the flour,baking powder and salt.
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