New year plumcake

Happy New year 😍

Dry ingredients

Plain flour, 1 cup

Baking soda, ¼ tsp

Baking powder, 1 tsp

Cinnamon powder, ½ tsp

Nutmeg powder, ¼ tsp

Clove powder, ¼ tsp

Salt, a pinch

Wet ingredients

Butter (softened), 100 g

Brown sugar, ¼ cup

Egg (room temperature), 2 nos.

Vanilla essence, ½ tsp

For caramelized fruits

Fine white sugar, ½ cup

Hot water, 1 cup

Cherries, 100 g

Blueberries, 50 g

Raisins, 2 tbs

Tutti frutti (green and red), 2 tbs

Chopped candied ginger, 1 tbs

Orange zest, ½ tbs

Chopped dates, 3 nos.

Chopped cashew nuts, 10 nos.

Chopped almonds, 5 nos.

Chopped walnuts, 3 nos.

Heat the white sugar in a pan over a low flame and allow it to melt completely.
Once it turns brown, add hot water very slowly and carefully, because it may splash and cause burns.
Boil it for 3 minutes and add fruits, tutti frutti, and ginger. Boil for another minute.
Switch off the flame and let it cool completely (you can do this one hour before baking).
Grease the cake tin with butter and line it with butter paper.
Sieve flour with baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, clove powder, and salt, thrice (or whisk together and sieve once).
Beat butter in a wide bowl for two minutes or until pale and fluffy.
Add brown sugar and beat for another two minutes (start slow).
Add eggs one by one along with vanilla essence and beat until well combined.
Add caramelized fruits and beat for 5 seconds on low speed.
Add orange zest, dates, and nuts. Mix with a spatula.
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
Add dry ingredients and fold with a spatula.
Transfer the batter to the pre-prepared cake tin.
Tap it thrice to release the air bubbles (do not forget!)
Bake for 50 minutes at 160 degrees Celsius.
Insert a toothpick into the middle of the cake. If it comes out clean, the tasty cake is ready!
Transfer to a wire rack to cool down.
Then transfer it to a dish and keep it covered with butter paper (for one day).

Enjoy your delicious cake. Please share and comment. Thank you!

Mini's Gourmet