Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake
Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake

Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, kerala plum/fruit cake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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. Kerala Plum Cake is a traditional fruit cake made in India for Christmas.

Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Kerala Plum/Fruit Cake is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook 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. Make ready 125 grams Butter, softened
  2. Make ready 110 grams Caster sugar
  3. Take 75 grams Sugar for caramel syrup
  4. Take 60 millilitres water Hot
  5. Make ready 2 numbers Egg white
  6. Make ready 2 numbers Egg yolk
  7. Get 150 grams Plain flour
  8. Prepare 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  9. Make ready 1/8 teaspoon Salt
  10. Prepare 1 teaspoon Vanilla essence
  11. Get 1 teaspoon Lime juice
  12. Prepare 1 teaspoon Pineapple jam
  13. Make ready 1 1/2 cups dried fruits Mixed, chopped
  14. Make ready 1/4 cup Cashew nuts, chopped (lightly roasted)
  15. Make ready 60 millilitres Dark rum
  16. Get 1/2 tablespoon Spice powder
  17. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon Orange peel, dried and powdered

Although this cake does not contain plum A fruity and nutty cake recipe with the goodness of dried cherries, raisins and many more dried fruits. You may or may not add rum or brandy, as used in. 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.'.cake

Instructions 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.
  16. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

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.'.cake kerala plum cake with step by step photo and video recipe. cake recipes are very common dessert recipes for most of the occasions and celebration feast. these are generally single flavoured cake with different types of frosting. however, for christmas festival there is a dedicated cake. Similar Recipe Chocolate Plum Cake Eggless Fruit Cake Microwave Fruit Cake. But recently i discovered that the colour comes from the dark caramel and not from the cocoa.

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