Festival!What excites us most about winters are the festivities in the air. 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.
Plum cakes are made of either dried fruits or fresh fruits
Come Christmas who doesn't like to devour these amazing delights
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. What makes it special is how people begin preparing the plum cake months prior to cooking it. The slightly bitter taste and dense texture is because of the dry fruits that are soaked in rum or brandy for months, opened only closer to the festival when the cake is baked. The aroma of the Christmas plum cake, with its alcohol infused dry fruits and nuts, is simply intoxicating and irresistible.
Christmas Plum cakes are made of either dried fruits like grapes, currants, raisins or prunes or with fresh fruits depending on one's taste and preference along with plums as the primary ingredient. Most people prefer adding rum or brandy infused dried fruits in the cake while some may prefer to bake their cake without any alcohol. But what makes plum a traditional treat during Christmas and why is it considered so special?
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 by Yummy eating.
Ingredients
All purpose flour 1.5 cups
Dry fruits in orange juice
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Jaggery powder or sugar 1 cup
Oil 1/2 cup
Butter 1/2 cup
Chopped almonds 1/2 cup
Chopped cashews 1/2 cup
Cherry 10
Baking powder 1 tsp
Baking soda 1 tsp
Chopped plums 1
Salt 1/2 tsp
Eggs 3
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Christmas Fruit cakes or plum cakes are made with dry fruits or chopped /candied fruits, soaked in an alcoholic liquid with nuts and spices. The sweetness of the fruits, sourness from the liquid, the crunchiness of the nuts, and the flavours of the all spice, makes it a well-balanced Christmas cake.
Another aspect of this recipe which I like is the variety and the options available for the ingredients of this cake. For all my non-alcoholic readers, in today’s recipe I have substituted the alcohol with orange juice. At first look, soaking fruits in orange juice and then adding more to the cake batter might seem a bit scary and a sweetness overload, but the nuts add the needed crunchiness & balance the sweetness. And if you wanted to try the alcoholic version, orange juice can be replaced with alcohol.
Ingredients
Orange juice 1 cup
Golden raisin 1/4 cup or 25 gms
Black raisin 1/4 cup or 25 gms
Chopped cranberries 1/4 cup or 25 gms
Chopped Apricot 1/2 cup or 50 gms
Tutti fruiti 1/4 cup or 25 gms
Chopped dates 1/2 cup or 50 gms
Cherries 1/4 cup (optional)
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