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Plum Cake

Prep Time:

30 minutes

Cook Time:

120 minutes

About the Recipe

This recipe walks you through the steps of making a classic Plum Cake at home.
Turns out so good that everyone keeps asking for more!

Ingredients

  • Black Raisins: 50gm

  • Brown Raisins: 50gm

  • Green Raisins: 50gm

  • Tutti Frutti: 50gm 

  • Orange Juice: 3 cups 

  • Sugar: 1/4 cup 

  • Jaggery: 1/4 cup 

  • Butter: 100gm

  • Brown Sugar: 1 tbsp 

  • Condensed Milk: 1/2 cup 

  • Vanilla Essence: 1 tsp 

  • Maida/Wheat Flour: 1 cup 

  • Cinnamon Powder: 1/2 tsp 

  • Nutmeg Powder: 1/4 tsp 

  • Ginger Powder: 1/2 tsp 

  • Clove Powder: 1/4 tsp 

  • Pinch of Salt

  • Baking Powder: 1/2 tsp 

  • Baking Soda: 1/8 tsp 

  • Orange & Lemon Zest

  • Dry Fruits (Optional for topping)

Preparation

Step 1

Soak raisins and tutti frutti in orange juice for atleast an hour. You can soak them for as long as you want, the more, the better. 


Step 2

Take a pan and add sugar. Once it melts to a beautiful golden colour, add jaggery/gud. Keep cooking and mixing till it turns into a dark colour with a syrup-like consistency. This is black jack. 


Step 3

Now take another pan, add orange juice, butter, brown sugar and a part of the black jack. Mix. Add condensed milk, vanilla essence and the soaked fruits. Mix. 


Step 4

Take a bowl, sift and add maida, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, ginger powder, grated clove, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix. 


Step 5

Add the wet mixture, orange zest and lemon zest and combine wall. 


Step 6

Line a baking tray with oil and butter paper. Transfer the batter, top with dry fruits and bake it at 150C for 60-75 mins. Your Plum Cake is ready!

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