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Alcohol Free Christmas Plum Cake No Soak Fruit Cake
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No Soak Christmas Plum Cake
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
 
Course: cakes, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Indian
Author: Sangeetha Priya
Ingredients
  • Wheat Flour - 2 Cups minus 2 Tbsp
  • 2 Tbsp cornstarch
  • Butter - 1 and 1/2 Sticks 12 Tbsp, at room temperature
  • Eggs Yolks - 3 Numbers Large
  • Orange Juice or Marmalade - 4 Tbsp
  • Dry Fruits - 1.5 to 2 Cups
  • Assorted Nuts - 1/2 Cup
  • Tutti Frutti/Candied Fruits - 1/2 Cup
  • Orange Zest - 1-2 tsp
  • Vanilla Extract - 1/2 tsp
  • Egg Whites - 3 Numbers Large
  • Powdered Sugar - 2 Tbsp
  • Baking Powder - 1.75tsp
  • Baking Soda - 1/2tsp
  • Salt - 1/4tsp
  • Prepared Spice Mix - 4 tsp
  • *Sugar or Jaggery Powder - 1 ½ Cups OR
  • *Caramel Syrup - 3/4 Cup
Instructions
  1. Grease your cake pans and cover the bottom and sides (optional) with greased parchment paper.
  2. Once the caramel and fruit mixture cool down add the orange zest and keep aside.
  3. If using non stick cake pan then no need to use any parchment paper.
  4. Sift together all the dry ingredients like Flour, baking powder, powdered nuts/ meal(optional), baking soda, salt and spice powder.
  5. Beat the butter with brown sugar (or skip if using just molasses alone) until smooth and creamy.
  6. Add the egg yolks one at a time until well incorporated.
  7. Do add vanilla extract and cream the mixture.
  8. Add in the dry ingredients slowly and mix until combined.
  9. Alternate the dry ingredients with Orange Marmalade and Caramel syrup ( reserve 3 tbsp and if needed add later for right batter consistency) and smoothly combine everything together.
  10. You can add few tbsp of flour to coat the fruits, its optional to avoid the fruits from sinking to bottom of cake.
  11. And add the fruits into the cake batter.
  12. Beat the Egg Whites (in a clean bowl) until soft peaks form , then add 2 tbsp powdered sugar and continue to beat until the peaks look stiff and glossy and gently fold half of it into the cake batter.
  13. Use a large wooden spoon to fold/mix the fruits into the cake evenly.
  14. Also fold the remaining whipped egg whites in to the cake batter, while folding add the rest of the ingredients like add the coarsely powdered or chopped almond/walnut mixture, Tutti Frutti and chopped dates.
  15. Pour the cake batter into your prepared cake pans and bake in preheated oven at 350 F for 30-40 minutes or till its done.
  16. I have used several mini pans to pack easily so choose the pan as you wish.
  17. For 2 cups of wheat flour 1- 8" cake pan is enough and bake @325F/170C, for all purpose flour or wheat combo do use 2- 6 inch or 2 -8 inch cake pans for this recipe @350F or a Bundt pan @325F.
  18. If you use different size pan then the baking temperature varies, do check "Baking Temperature" sub heading for more details, it should leave the sides and the cake tester inserted at center should comes out clean .