QUICK CHRISTMAS FRUIT CAKE…Last bastion accomplished! PHEW!!
QUICK CHRISTMAS FRUIT CAKE…got there just in the nick of time!
Ingredients:
Garam Masala – 3 tsp ( I made fresh garam masala because the flavours are much better)
Juice of 2 limes
Salt – 1/2 tsp
Butter – 300 gms
Sugar – 300 gms
Caramel made out of 2 tbsp sugar
Coffee – 1 1/2 tbsp
Eggs – 6 / beaten separately
Vanilla extract/essence – 2 tsps
Method:
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Soak the mixed fruit in the juice/rum with the garam masala + cinnamon + zest + lime juice overnight or up to 7 days in the fridge.
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Sift the flour + cornflour + baking powder + salt & keep aside.
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Take the soaked fruit & toss them well with the sifted flour. (This ensures that the fruit don’t sink to the bottom of the tin while baking.)
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Heat 2 tbsp of sugar in a pan till dark brown & caramelised. Allow to cool a bit. Top with 1/2 cup water + coffee. Let it sit for a while till it all comes together as a thick syrup.
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Prepare 3 loaf pans, or 2 8″ square cake tins. Line & grease them.
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Preheat oven to 150 degrees C.
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Beat the eggs in a separate bowl. Keep aside.
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Cream butter + sugar well. Add vanilla & beat.
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Add the beaten eggs and beat for a minute, followed by the caramel.
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Mix in the tossed fruit in 3 goes till just mixed in. Don’t over mix.
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Turn batter out into prepared tins & bake for approximately 1- 1 1/2 hrs on the lower rack of the oven. Cover loosely with foil if the top starts browning too soon.
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Cool & wrap in cling wrap or foil. Keep overnight at the least before slicing.
Have a good holiday season. :0)
Wrapped up to go…with a card made by my daughter!
Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
8 Comments
Anonymous
looks geat and wonderful, i can also smell cake here, ver beautiful
i hv a doubt, for soaking can we use juice,rum, brnady or is it just juice+rum/brandy. just tell me what all combination we can soak the fruit
Passionate baker...& beyond
Just juice is fine…:0)
Passionate baker...& beyond
Just juice is fine…:0)
KayKat
Mmm … fruits in rum is one of my fave parts of the holiday season 🙂
This looks delicious!
Ben
Yummy, another delicious cake. Yay! And it looks really moist, just the way I like them.
Happy Holidays from my family to yours!
Shilpa
That looks great :). I too made a fruit cake today (its still baking). If it is a success, it will make it to my blog. But anyway, I am going to try this next time.
Your baking skills are simply amazing 🙂
vimmi
Cake looks great. And the other photos are good too. Enjoy it. Merry Christmas and a Happy new year
Padmanandhini
Hi, Ur cake looks too good. I want to try out this recipe this weekend. I am a vegetarian so can u suggest an ingredient to replace egg in this recipe. Pl suggest the one which will be available in any grocery shop in India.