Christmas Cake/Plum Cake

You asked for a No Maida, No Eggs, No Liquor cake. Here’s my version of Christmas Cake. You can bake in oven and on Gas as well.

0:00 – Making of Christmas Cake
0:45 – Soaking of Dry Fruits
1:40 – Meghna’s special tip
2:06 – Caramelizing
2:50 – Adding the Ingredients
5:26 – Mixing Tips for the Batter
6:20 – Baking Time
7:28 – Plating
8:00 – Meghna tasting the Cake

Ingredients :
1 cup orange juice
2 tbs dry cranberries
1 tbs green raisins
1 tbs black raisins
1 tbs chopped dried apricots
2 tbs chopped seedless dates
Fistful of dry fruits (chopped cashews, walnuts and sliced almonds)
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 spoon water
1/2 tsp cinnamon (dalchini) powder
A pinch of nutmeg (jaiphal) powder
1 nos cardamom (elaichi) powder
1/4th cup oil (any odourless)
1/2 tbs cocoa powder
1/4 cup oats powder (instant oats)
3/4 cup wheat flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda

Method :
Take a mixing bowl, add 1 cup orange juice (grape juice/wine/rum is optional)
Add 2 tbs dry cranberries
Add 1 tbs green raisins
Add 1 tbs black raisins
Add 1 tbs chopped dried apricots
Add 2 tbs chopped seedless dates
Add fistful of chopped cashews, walnuts and sliced almonds, mix it and leave for 3-4 hours to absorb well.
Further heat up the pan, add 3/4 cup brown sugar
Cook until it starts melting
Add 2 spoon water, keep stirring to get thin/pouring consistency and turn off the stove.
Take a mixing bowl, pour sugar syrup in it
Add dry fruits and berries (soaked in orange juice)
Add 1/2 tsp cinnamon (dalchini) powder
Add a pinch of nutmeg (jaiphal) powder
Add 1 nos cardamom (elaichi) powder and mix it
Add 1/4th cup oil (any odourless)/virgin coconut oil
Add 1/2 tbs cocoa powder
Add 1/4 cup oats powder (instant oats)
Add 3/4 cup wheat flour
(You can add 1 cup wheat flour if oats flour is not available)
Add 1/2 tsp baking powder
Add 1/4 tsp baking soda, mix all ingredients well and make thick batter
Add 2 tbs leftover orange juice and mix it
Further to bake cake, take a baking mould greased with oil and place a parchment paper in it.
Pour batter and add some chopped dry fruits on top
Keep the cake mould in preheated oven at 180⁰
Bake for 50-55 mins at 180⁰ (after 50 mins check once if it’s baked by inserting a toothpick in it)
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