Christmas Special

Christmas Special

Traditional Plum Cake For The Festival!

Christmas is almost here and people across the world are gearing up for the merry celebrations, followed by the big night of New Year's eve. What makes Christmas even more special is the sheer joy of gorging on delectable treats on this day, especially plum cake that makes an important part of the festival.

We know you can buy plum cakes from outside, but how about preparing it at home and making the festival extra special for you and your loved ones? Here's a wonderful recipe of Plum Cake that you should try making at home this Christmas.

Ingredients

• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup figs chopped
• 1 cup dried apricots chopped
• 1/2cup dried ginger chopped
• Half cup candied orange peel chopped
• Three-Fourth cup Brandy
• 225 gms butter melted
• 380 gms flour
• 1.5 tsps baking powder
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• Half tsp ground ginger
• Half tsp ground cloves
• Half tsp salt
• 300 gms breakfast sugar
• 150 gms packed brown sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 tbsp molasses
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup toasted walnuts
• Half cup apricot jam
• Half cup warm water

Method

1. Stir together dried fruit, candied ginger, candied orange peel and brandy. Keep overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Butter two 9/5 inch loaf tins. Line them with butter paper.
3. In a bowl mix dry ingredients. Flour, baking powder, spices and salt.
4. In a mixer beat butter and both the sugars until smooth. Mix eggs one at a time followed by molasses and vanilla. Gradually add the flour mixture. Mix till smooth. Add the fruit mixture and walnuts.
5. Divide the batter between the two tins. Bake for 1 hour and 35 minutes or till the tester comes out clean. Remove from oven and brush the top with more liquor. Remove and place on a wired rack.
6. Heat the jam and water till smooth and glaze the top of the warmed cake.

Important Tips:

1. You can boil the dried fruit and candied fruit, strain and use immediately if running low on time.
2. Brandy can be substituted with any other dark rum or orange flavoured liqueur.
3. Use the best quality dried fruits available.
4. Unglazed cakes can be shrink-wrapped and stored for up to one month in the fridge.

Merry Christmas 2020!!

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