Kerala Plum Cake | Christmas Fruit Cake

Ingredientsfor 6 servings

• 4 nos Eggs
• 200 g Sugar
• 3 tbsp Sugar to make caramelized syrup
• 300 g Maida
• 1 Pack Vanilla sugar 10 gm
• 250 g Butter
• 1 Pack Baking powder 15 gm
• 5 nos Cloves (Grambu)
• 5 nos Cardamom (Elakka)
• 5 piece Cinnamon (Karugapatta)
• 1/2 cup Cashews
• 1/2 cup Raisins
• 2 cup Candied fruits, Orange and Lemon peel All mixed together

Preparation

1. Step 1

   For preparing Kerala Plum Cake, first heat a pan with 3 tbsp of sugar in it. Stir it and allow it to melt.

2. Step 2

   Get 4 tbsp of water. Wait till the sugar melts and turns to dark brown color. Now we have a thick caramel syrup. Set aside.

3. Step 3

   Melt the butter in a bowl. (Heat it in microwave for some time.).

4. Step 4

   Add sugar (200 g) into it and beat it well.

5. Step 5

   Add vanilla sugar into it.

6. Step 6

   If it is difficult to get vanilla sugar, add plain sugar plus 2 drops of vanilla essence.

7. Step 7

   Add 4 eggs into it and beat it well.

8. Step 8

   When it is mixed well, mix baking powder and maida thoroughly and add into it.

9. Step 9

   Beat it very well.

10. Step 10

    Add caramel into it.

11. Step 11

    Grind together the masala(cardamom+cinnamon+cloves) into a fine powder and add into it.

12. Step 12

    Beat it once again to mix all these ingredients.

13. Step 13

    At last we have to add all dried fruits into it. Before that set aside around 10 - 15 full cashews (we need it to keep on the top of the cake) and cut the rest of cashews into the small size and mix it with other dried fruits and add it to the cake mix.

14. Step 14

    Now don`t beat, but mix it with a tablespoon.

15. Step 15

    By this time pre-heat the oven for 10 minutes 180ª.

16. Step 16

    Pour the mixture to a baking tin (I used to make in 26 or 28 cm diameter) and decorate it with cashews on the top.

17. Step 17

    Bake it for 1 hour in 180ª.

18. Step 18

    Let it cool for a day before cutting.