Plum Christmas Cake Recipe

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Ingredients for Plum Christmas Cake Recipe

Raisins(Onakka munthiri) - 1 lb
Dates(Eenthapazham) - 1 lb
Candied fruits and orange and lemon peel - 1 cup
Gold rum - 1 cup
Cashews - 2 cups
Allpurpose flour(Maida) - 4 cups
Baking powder - 3 tsp
Butter - 1 lb
Sugar - 4 cups
Sugar - 1 cup (to make caramelized syrup)
Eggs - 12 nos
Cinnamon(Karugapatta) powder - 1 heaped tsp
Nutmeg(Jathikka) powder - 1 heaped tsp
Cloves(Grambu) powder - 1 heaped tsp
Dry ginger(Chukku) powder - 1 heaped tsp
Salt - 3 tsp
Pure Vanilla essence - 4 tsp
Preparation Method of Plum Christmas Cake Recipe
1)Dice the fruits and coat them with 3 tbsp of flour.
2)Add rum and mix well.
3)Keep this at room temperature over night.
4)Dice or crush the nuts into small pieces.
:- You can do these steps the day before you plan to make the cake.
5)Place the eggs and butter at room temperature the night before you make the cake.
6)Preheat the oven to 350 degree F.
7)Measure and keep ready the flour, sugar and the flavorings.
:- To make the caramel, use a white enameled pot, if you have one. The light surface will help to see exactly the caramelizing process. If you don’t have one, use a medium saucepan.
8)Place 1 cup of sugar in the saucepan and add 2 tbsp of water.
9)Turn the stove to high and place the pan on the stove and let it boil.
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