Kerala Christmas Fruit (Plum) Cake
Kerala Christmas Fruit (Plum) Cake

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This Kerala plum cake recipe requires you to caramelise sugar into a thick sugar syrup. Don't be like me and worry about it, it's really not that hard, you just need to be careful while doing it..fruit cake kerala plum cake with detailed photo and video recipe. a popular and flavoured fruity cake recipe made with myriad dry fruits, fruit juice and cake flour. this is an eggless version, but the popular traditional variant is rum fruit cake or brandy christmas made and served for christmas. Kerala Christmas Fruit Cake / Kerala Plum Cake.

Kerala Christmas Fruit (Plum) Cake is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Kerala Christmas Fruit (Plum) Cake is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have kerala christmas fruit (plum) cake using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Kerala Christmas Fruit (Plum) Cake:
  1. Make ready 1 to 1.5 cups Dry fruits (use sultanas, raisins, dried currants, dates, dried cherries, cashew nuts, & almonds)
  2. Prepare 1 cup Red wine (see notes for non alcoholic version)
  3. Prepare 2 tbsp All purpose flour
  4. Prepare 1/2 cup Sugar
  5. Prepare 1 tbsp + 1/2 cup Water
  6. Get 1 cup All purpose flour
  7. Get 3/4 tsp Baking powder
  8. Prepare 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  9. Make ready 1 pinch Salt
  10. Make ready 1Cloves (powdered)
  11. Prepare 1/4″ piece Cinnamon(powdered)
  12. Prepare 1/4 tsp Ginger powder
  13. Get 1/8 tsp Nutmeg powder
  14. Take 1 tsp Orange zest
  15. Take 125 gms (1/2 cup +1 tbsp) Butter,at room temperature
  16. Prepare 1 cup Sugar
  17. Make ready 2 medium Egg yolk
  18. Make ready 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  19. Get 2 medium Egg White

Although this cake does not contain plum, the fruit, as the name may suggest. Tips for Kerala Christmas Fruit Cake. Dry fruits and nuts can be chosen and altered as per your wish. Chop and soak the dry fruits in rum/wine and keep it in a bottle overnight at room temperature.

Steps to make Kerala Christmas Fruit (Plum) Cake:
  1. Soak the dry fruits and nuts in red wine,in a glass container /jar.Cover and keep away for at least 24 hours. For best results soaks them for 1 or 2 weeks or up to 1 month.
  2. To prepare caramel syrup melt 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tbsp water in a deep pan. As you cook the colour will change from pale golden to brown. Swirl the pan once or twice in between(do not use a spoon /spatula).When the colour changes to dark golden brown, switch off the stove. Carefully add 1/2 cup water and stir to mix well. Switch on the stove and boil the syrup over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Allow this to cool completely(this can be made a day ahead.)
  3. In a mixing bowl combine together all purpose flour,baking powder, baking soda, salt, clove, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg powder using a fork. Add the orange zest and mix well. Keep aside until required. In a bowl beat egg white until soft peaks form. Keep aside until required.
  4. In a bowl beat together softened butter and sugar until soft and fluffy. Add one yolk at a time and mix well. Add vanilla extract. Mix well until combined. Add 2 tbsp flour mixture and mix to combine. Add the cooled caramel syrup into the egg mixture in 3 batches alternating with the flour mixture. Mix everything just enough to blend. Drain the soaked fruits well and keep the liquid/red wine aside.
  5. Add 2 tbsp all purpose flour and mix well until combined. Fold in the prepared dry fruits and nuts. Add 1/2 or 1 tbsp of red wine (drained from soaked fruit/nuts) to the batter, if desired. Gently fold the beaten egg whites into the batter in two or three batches.
  6. Preheat oven to 180 Deg C. Transfer the batter to a cake tin /loaf pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for about 45 to 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in pan for about 10 minutes. Remove from pan,peel off the parchment paper and cool completely. For best results, allow the fruit cake to mature for 2 to 3 days before serving.
  7. For alcohol free version, soak the dry fruits and nuts in 1 cup orange /apple or grape juice overnight at room temperature. If the top of the cake browns too quickly while baking, loosely cover it with foil. Prick holes on top of the cake using a skewer and drizzle one or two tsp of red wine over the cake, for extra flavor. Cover the cake with parchment paper and then with foil and store in an airtight container for upto 2 weeks.
  8. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

Dry fruits and nuts can be chosen and altered as per your wish. Chop and soak the dry fruits in rum/wine and keep it in a bottle overnight at room temperature. Kerala Plum Cake or Christmas Fruit Cake is made with rum soaked dry fruits and caramelized sugar syrup and spices. Fruit cakes are so popular in Kerala, that almost all the bakeries will have their special cake, and most Christian families have one special too.dry fruits soaked in rum or. Rich Plum Cake - Christmas fruit cake with brown sugar and spices Whole Wheat Christmas Plum Cake.

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