Fruit Cake
Ingredients
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- All purpose flour - 11/2 cup
- Baking powder-1/2 tsp
- Baking soda- 1/4 tsp
- Cinnamon powder-1 pinch
- Nutmeg powder - 1 pinch
- Eggs -2
- Vanilla essence -1/2 tsp
- Sugar- 3/4 cup
- Milk- 1/4 cup
- Rum/Brandy - 4 tbsp+ 1 tbsp
- Orange rind- 1 tsp
- Orange juice - 3 tbsp
- Melted butter-1/4 cup
- Oil - 1/4 cup
- Salt- 1/2 tsp
- Finely chopped Dates -1 cup
- Caramel sugar syrup - 5 tbsp
- Chopped Walnut- 1 cup
Method
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- Preheat an oven at 350F (180C).
- Sieve together flour,salt,baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and cinnamon powders 2 times.
- Make caramel syrup by heating 3 tbsp sugar.When the sugar melts and becomes brown, add 6 tbsp water and mix well so as to form a caramel syrup. Allow it to cool completely.
- Chop dates into small pieces and soak in rum/ brandy and orange juice.
- Beat 2 eggs in a large bowl with 1/2 tsp vanilla essence until fluffy .
- Add the sugar and beat well.Now gently fold in the dry ingredients little by little till no lumps are found.
- Add 1/4 cup milk if the batter becomes too thick.
- Add the oil and melted butter and mix well till it is incorporated well into the mixture.
- Add soaked dates orange rind and gently fold in.Finally add the caramel syrup and mix well.
- Add chopped walnuts and gently mix.
- Pour the batter on a lightly greased dusted baking pan.
- Garnish with the nuts of your choice. I used chopped walnuts and almonds.
- Bake for 30 -35 mins.Check if the cake is done when a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean.
- Take out the cake and brush little rum on top of the hot cake.It gives a nice flavor to the cake
- Allow to cool and slice and enjoy.
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