Hi, I am Kate. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare kerala plum/fruit cake recipe. Never skip today’s recipe. This is a easy recipe to try and is one of my family food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit more unique. This will be really delicious. Not to mention, it’s super satisfying.
Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake Recipe
Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook kerala plum/fruit cake using 17 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake:
- Get 125 grams Butter, softened
- Make ready 110 grams Caster sugar
- Prepare 75 grams Sugar for caramel syrup
- Make ready 60 millilitres water Hot
- Make ready 2 numbers Egg white
- Get 2 numbers Egg yolk
- Get 150 grams Plain flour
- Prepare 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- Get 1/8 teaspoon Salt
- Get 1 teaspoon Vanilla essence
- Get 1 teaspoon Lime juice
- Prepare 1 teaspoon Pineapple jam
- Get 1 1/2 cups dried fruits Mixed, chopped
- Get 1/4 cup Cashew nuts, chopped (lightly roasted)
- Prepare 60 millilitres Dark
- Get 1/2 tablespoon Spice powder
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon Orange peel, dried and powdered
Instructions 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 , 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 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 ger. 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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