Christmas Plum Cake

Christmas Plum Cake

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Ingredients 

• Flour – 1 1/2 cups

• Sugar – 3/4 cup

• Eggs – 3 Large

• Oil – 3/4 cup

• Baking powder – 1 tsp

• Baking soda – 1/4 tsp

• Salt – 1/2 tsp

• Vanilla extract – 1 tsp

• Caramel syrup – 1/2 cup

• 2 cups Whiskey or Rum. As needed 

Soak in 1 cup whiskey OR RUM (more if needed later for soaking the cake and storing).

• Use candied red and green cherries, pineapple, apricots, plums, orange, lemon and ginger as follows:

  1/4 cup candied red and green cherries
  1/4 cup pineapple
  1/4 cup apricots
  1/4 cup plums
  1/4 cup orange
  1/4 cup lemon
  1/4 cup candied ginger
  1/4 candied cherries
  1/4 cup candied apples
  1/2 cup Dates
  1/2 cup Raisins

Chopped Nuts – 1 cup each

• Cashew nuts or peanuts

• Almonds or pecans

• Walnuts

Spices 

•  1/4 tsp cloves

•  1/4 tsp cinnamon

•  1/4 tsp nutmeg powder

•  1/4 tsp dry ginger powder

Caramel Syrup

1. Take 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tbsp water in a utensil and let it boil in medium heat

2. After a while, the syrup will start becoming brown in colour

3. When it becomes darker, add 1/2 cup warm water and mix well

4. Be careful while adding water to the very hot caramelised sugar, it might sprinkle and cause burns

5. Caramel syrup is ready for cake

Method 

1. Soak candied fruits, raisins and chopped dates in whiskey for minimum 12 hours. 

2. Finely chop dried nuts and keep aside.

3. Make fine powder of spices.

4. Take a wide bowl.

5. Beat eggs, sugar and oil.

6. Add caramel syrup, spice mix and soaked fruits, into the bowl.

7. Add wheat flour, baking powder and baking soda and blend well.

8. Add salt and vanilla extract and mix well.

9. Add more whiskey if needed.

10. Mix the chopped nuts in 1 tsp flour so that nuts do not settle in the bottom of the mixture.

11. Preheat oven at 325 degree F.

12. Grease a baking tray and sprinkle some flour.

13. Pour the cake mixture into the tray and sprinkle chopped nuts.

14. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes and check with a tooth pick to see if done. Toothpick should come out clean off cake is baked well.

15. Remove from oven and cool.

Cake is ready.  

Poke holes into the cake with a long stick or toothpicks. Add more whiskey. This technique is called soaking or feeding the cake.

Cool and store in an airtight tin for 15 days at least before enjoying. Cake is delicious marinated this way. 

If you want to ice the cake with fondant, click here for FONDANT ICING recipe. (Store bought is good too). This cake takes a large quantity and you are better off making your own! 

Marzipan makes a good icing too, place the marzipan on cake while chilled so it is easy to handle and will cover well. Eat at room temperature. Click here for the Marzipan recipe.