Christmas Cake | Plum Cake | Mixed Fruit Cake
Christmas Cake or Plum Cake is a seasonal cake. Christmas is incomplete without a Plum Cake. Soaking is the first and most important process. Traditionally, the dry fruits are soaked in the rum or brandy, which enhances the flavor of the cake. This makes the Christmas cake more special. Even now in many restaurants and bakery they follow this process. We can also try this in our home. If you think it’s a bit hard to do and wanna avoid alcohol. Then we have alternative way to soak the dry fruits. Here is the best thing you can replace with alcohol, that’s nothing but Orange Juice or Grape Juice. You must soak the dry fruits atleast overnight. I have soaked the dry fruits for a week in an Orange Juice and Red wine Lets see my version of the Christmas cake. Ingredients For Soaking • Mixed dry fruits – 1 ½ cup • Orange juice or Grape Juice – 150ml • Red wine – 30ml • Orange zest – 1tblsp Dry Ingredients • Maida – 1 ¼ cup • Cinnamon Powder – ½ tsp • Cloves Pow...
