Indian plum cake recipe, yields soft, moist, rich in flavors fruit cake, I'm sure everyone will love it. The leftover can be refrigerated and it is good for about a week.
We do not wait for winter and Christmas to enjoy these goodies, we make it whenever we crave for plum cakes.
Plum cakes are my husband's favorite, he loves it because of its mild sweetness and rich taste. Stores are loaded with plums cakes, but often we ended up getting dry, throat chocking versions.
So, homemade is always good, as they are fresh and it is customized to suit your taste. Our other favorite cakes are Funnel cake, Vegan Cake.
Pro tips
- Substitute rum/brandy with apple juice(store-bought), if you prefer in this Indian style plum cake for holidays.
- The cake tastes good if it soaked for about a day.
- I have added dried plums, dates, dried cranberries, black and golden raisins, dried apricots, cashews, walnuts, almonds. You can add all of these or any combo of these nuts and fruits. But more the varieties are good.
How to make Indian plum cake
Chop about 3 cups of dry fruits into small chunks. Hint: You may go for your favorite dry fruits, more the varieties, the more the tasty. I have added dried plums, dates, dried apricots, dried sweetened cranberries, black raisins, golden raisins, dried pineapple, cashews, walnuts, almonds.
Add 1 cup of rum/brandy, stir it well. and rest it for 1 day, and stir it occasionally.
After a day, the dried fruits absorb all the liquor and look moisture. Set aside, we need it later steps.
Preheat the oven at 350°F.
Beat one cup of butter(room temperature) with one cup of sugar. Then add three eggs one at a time and continue to beat it. Then add baking powder, nutmeg powder, vanilla essence, cinnamon powder, coco powder and flour(little at a time).
Scrape the side and continue to beat until everything combines together for forms a uniform mixture.
Then add kept aside dry fruits, and fold it gently with the spatula with the flour mixture.
Grease and dust a baking pan, add the batter upto ¾th full. Bake it for about 45 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Hint: Baking temperature depends on the size of the pan and your oven, so keep an eye while baking.
Transfer it to a cooling rack. And serve.
Tips and variations
- Adjust or substitute alcohol with store-bought apple juice in this Indian plum cake recipe.
- The baking time depends on the size of the pan and the oven. So baking time varies accordingly. If it starts aromatic, it is the sign of the final stages of baking.
- Add dry fruits and nut of your choice.
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Indian plum cake
Ingredients
- 3 cups dry fruits chopped
- 1 cup rum / brandy
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 11/2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅙ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ⅙ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 4 tablespoon coco powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Chop about 3 cups of dry fruits into small chunks.
- Add rum/brandy, stir it well. and rest it for 1 day, by stirring it occasionally.
- After a day, the dried fruits absorbs all the liquor and looks moisture. Set aside, we need it later steps.
- Preheat the oven at 350°F.
- Beat butter and sugar well. Break open and add eggs one at a time and continue to beat it until fluffy.
- Then add baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg powder, vanilla essence, cinnamon powder, coco powder, and salt. And add little all-purpose flour at a time.
- Scrape the side and continue to beat until everything combine together for forms a uniform mixture.
- Then add kept aside dry fruits, and fold it gently with the spatula with the flour mixture.
- Grease and dust a baking pan, add the batter upto ¾th full. Bake it for about 45 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Hin
- Transfer it to a cooling rack. And serve.
Notes
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Suja Manoj
Looks absolutely delicious and perfectly baked,yummy