Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake.
You can have Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake using 17 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake
- It’s 125 grams of Butter, softened.
- You need 110 grams of Caster sugar.
- You need 75 grams of Sugar for caramel syrup.
- Prepare 60 millilitres of water Hot.
- It’s 2 of numbers Egg white.
- Prepare 2 of numbers Egg yolk.
- It’s 150 grams of Plain flour.
- Prepare 1 teaspoon of Baking powder.
- Prepare 1/8 teaspoon of Salt.
- You need 1 teaspoon of Vanilla essence.
- It’s 1 teaspoon of Lime juice.
- You need 1 teaspoon of Pineapple jam.
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups of dried fruits Mixed, chopped.
- You need 1/4 cup of Cashew nuts, chopped (lightly roasted).
- It’s 60 millilitres of Dark rum.
- You need 1/2 tablespoon of Spice powder.
- It’s 1/2 teaspoon of Orange peel, dried and powdered.
Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake step by step
- 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..
