Name: Christmas Plum Cake recipe by shalini venkatesh at BetterButter
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Atta/Wheat flour - 1 cup; Sugar - 1/2 Cup (for caramel); Sugar - 1/4 cup; Unsalted butter - 7 tbsp; Cinnamon - 2 inch stick; Cardamom - 4; Cloves - 5; Fresh orange juice - 3/4 cup; Vanilla essence - 1 tsp; Baking powder - 1/2 tsp; Baking soda - 1/2 tsp; Mixed fruit jam - 2 tbsp; A pinch of salt; Raisins - 50 gms; Fresh dates seedless - 1/4 cup; Walnut/cashew and tutti frutti each - 1/2 cups

Ingredients Serving: 5

Atta/Wheat flour - 1 cup
Sugar - 1/2 Cup (for caramel)
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Unsalted butter - 7 tbsp
Cinnamon - 2 inch stick
Cardamom - 4
Cloves - 5
Fresh orange juice - 3/4 cup
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Mixed fruit jam - 2 tbsp
A pinch of salt
Raisins - 50 gms
Fresh dates seedless - 1/4 cup
Walnut/cashew and tutti frutti each - 1/2 cups

Instructions

Take all dry fruits in a bowl. Melt butter and add to it and mix well.
Take 1 tbsp water and 1/2 cup sugar in a thick bottom pan and melt till it becomes brown in colour and begins to caramelize.
This will take approx 10 minutes. Take care as to not burn the caramel.
Add this in the fruits. Let it cool. Take all spices and dry grind to fine powder. Add jam, orange juice, 1/2 cup sugar, salt, spice mix, vanilla essence to the fruits mixture.
Mix well. Sieve wheat flour, baking powder and soda in a separate bowl and add to fruits mixture slowly. Mix well.
Bake in microwave for 10-12 minutes on high. Let it cool, cut and serve.

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