Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, christmas cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This cake is a rich, dark, moist fruit cake, very flavorful at Christmas. Try icing with almond paste for a more festive touch. This recipe is started in October or November so as to let it mellow before the holidays.
Christmas Cake is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Christmas Cake is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook christmas cake using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Christmas Cake:
- Get Orange juice/mixed fruit juice-1/4cup(here I used orange juice)(For soaking)
- Make ready Golden raisins-1tbsp(For soaking)
- Prepare Dates-2tbsp(For soaking)
- Get Tutti Frutti-4tbsp(For soaking)
- Get Milk-1/2cup(For Buttermilk)
- Take Vinegar-1tsp(For Buttermilk)
- Get Sugar-3tbsp(Caramel syrup)
- Make ready Water-1tbsp(Caramel syrup)
- Prepare Water-4tbsp(later used in Caramel syrup)
- Make ready Sugar-1/4 cup(Add to the caramel syrup+soaked dry fruits)
- Take All purpose flour-1cup(Sieve this dry mixture)
- Get Baking powder-1tsp(Sieve this dry mixture)
- Prepare Baking Soda-1/2TSP(Sieve this dry mixture)
- Get Milk powder-2tbsp(Sieve this dry mixture)
- Get Mixed nuts-1/4cup(Add to the final mixture)
- Take Butter/oil-1/4cup(Add to the final mixture)
- Get vanilla essence-1tsp(Add to the final mixture)
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Steps to make Christmas Cake:
- Take orange juice/mixed fruit juice. Soak the raisins, dates & tutti fruitti in it for 1 hour.
- Mix the milk with vinegar and keep the prepared buttermilk aside.
- Put a pan on medium heat. Add sugar and water and cook this mixture till caramelized. once caramelized add the extra quantity of water to the caramelized syrup. Now the caramel syrup is ready. Keep it aside to cool down. Once cooled down, add this caramel syrup to the soaked dry fruits. To this add the sugar. Mix it well.
- On the above mixture sieve the dry ingredients flour, baking powder, baking soda & milk powder and mix it properly by cut and fold method. To this add the prepared buttermilk slowly to mix it properly. To this mixture add mixed nuts, butter/oil and vanilla essence and mix well.
- Then pour the mixture into a greased mould with the parchment paper and tap once and bake in a preheated oven of 180 degree Celsius for 45 to 55 mins or till the toothpick comes out clean. - Once done let it rest to get it completely cooled down. Then you can cut and serve it.
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