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!