Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake
Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, kerala plum/fruit cake. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake is something that I have loved my whole life.

This year's first cake is this Kerala plum cake from Omana Paul, a popular caterer and good friend of ours. I have also shared an eggless fruit cake recipe if that's what you are after. This tutti frutti cake is perfect for those who don't really like plum cakes or raisins.

To begin 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 that.

The ingredients needed to make Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake:
  1. Get 125 grams Butter, softened
  2. Make ready 110 grams Caster sugar
  3. Take 75 grams Sugar for caramel syrup
  4. Make ready 60 millilitres water Hot
  5. Take 2 numbers Egg white
  6. Take 2 numbers Egg yolk
  7. Get 150 grams Plain flour
  8. Make ready 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  9. Take 1/8 teaspoon Salt
  10. Make ready 1 teaspoon Vanilla essence
  11. Take 1 teaspoon Lime juice
  12. Prepare 1 teaspoon Pineapple jam
  13. Make ready 1 1/2 cups dried fruits Mixed, chopped
  14. Take 1/4 cup Cashew nuts, chopped (lightly roasted)
  15. Take 60 millilitres Dark rum
  16. Get 1/2 tablespoon Spice powder
  17. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon Orange peel, dried and powdered

Each country has their own style of making a cake for Christmas. This cake is made with fruits that have been soaking in rum for few months or up to a year in advance. I get it a lot when a slight mention of my Kerala genes kicks in. 'Do you know how to make a plum cake?' they all ask. 'Yep,' I say 'and since I have eaten it all my life I am not a very big fan.' Christmas Fruit Cake/Kerala Plum Cake. Indulge yourself to a Holiday Treat, loaded with Fruits n Nuts soaked in Rum… an Old fashioned Christmas Fruit Cake aka Kerala Style Plum Cake…!

Steps to make Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake:
  1. Preheat oven at 180 °C for 15 minutes. Line base and sides of a deep 20 cm round cake pan with baking paper.
  2. Beat egg white until peek, keep aside.
  3. Beat butter and sugar in a bowl with electric mixer until soft and creamy.
  4. 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.
  5. Add sifted flour,baking powder and salt mixture along with egg white and fold well.
  6. Finally, fold in mixed dried fruits, cashew nuts, pineapple jam, spice powder, dried and powdered orange peel mixture.
  7. 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.
  8. NOTES - Brush top of hot cake with extra rum, if desired.
  9. 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.
  10. To avoid sinking, dust the soaked fruits with some sifted flour and baking powder mixture before using.
  11. 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.
  12. Spice powder is a combination of cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, and dry ginger. Grind all the spices to a fine powder.
  13. 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.
  14. For measuring mixed dried fruits and cashewnut i used 250 ml measuring cup.
  15. Have all the ingredients at room temperature especially butter and egg. Sift together the flour,baking powder and salt.

Kerala Plum Cake is a traditional fruit cake made in India for Christmas. This Indian version of the Christmas Fruit Cake is rich cake packed with dry fruits and nuts that are easily available in India. The preparation to make this cake starts even a month before Christmas. I wish you all the peace and joy of the season! Here's to wishing you and your loved ones Merry Christmas and Joyful New Year!

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