27.12.07

Fruit Cake for Christmas

Ingredients
200gms Maida
200gms mixed fruits (dates,fig,raisin) soaked in Rum
1tsp.baking powder
200gms powdered sugar
180gms butter/margarine (dalda)
2tsp vanilla
1/4cup sugar burnt and mixed with 1/2 cup water
4 eggs
1-1/2tsp ground spices (cinnamon,Cloves and mace)

1.Beat the sugar with the fat till fluffy.
2.Add eggs one at a time.
3.Add the vanilla essence and the burnt sugar to this. Continue beating till frothy.
4.Sieve the maida with baking powder and spice mix.
5.Mix the fruits well with the sieved mix to prevent it from settling down in the cake. now add it to the batter. Mix well.
The mixture might be thick and have a dropping consistency.
Transfer to greased and lined baking vessel or a nonstick pan.
Bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 45 minutes.

Perform the toothprick test at 25minutes and time accordingly.
If you want you may add 3-4tbsp of rum to this cake as soon as it is baked.

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