Christmas is one of the most cheerful times of the year, when people decorate their Christmas trees, throw parties, and spend time with friends and family. Cooking and baking take up a significant portion of the celebrations. Baking cakes, cookies, and bread, among other things, is a custom that people begin days before Christmas. Cakes aren’t just produced for Christmas; many people bake them in huge numbers and give them away as gifts. If you’re new to baking or haven’t baked much before, don’t worry; the cake recipe below will walk you through the procedure of creating the most perfect cake you’ve ever seen.
Ingredients
100 grams sugar
120 grams flour
2 eggs
120 grams butter
2 drops vanilla essence
5 grams baking powder
1 teaspoon dry yeast
1 large baking tin
For The Main Dish
80 grams raisins
30 grams chopped cashews
30 grams walnuts
120 grams tutti-frutti
40 grams chopped dried figs
40 grams chopped black dates
150 mililitre red wine
100 mililitre black rum
100 mililitre beer
For Toppings
1 egg whites
150 grams icing sugar
HOW TO MAKE RICH PLUM CAKE
Chop And Soak The Nuts
Cut the figs, dates, and cashew nuts into tiny chunks and immerse them in the rum, red wine, and beer with the raisins and tutti-frutti (this is normally done 20-25 days in advance so that the dry fruits absorb all the spirits). Also, before making the cake, soak dry yeast in water for 2-3 hours.
Make the batter
Mix the butter and sugar together, then add the vanilla extract. Gradually add the eggs to the vanilla essence mixture, stirring constantly. Fold in the granulated flour and baking powder, as well as all of the soaked ingredients.
Prepare a baking tin
Grease a 1 kilogramme baking tin with butter and dust with flour. Then, on the bottom, place a sheet of paraffin paper, and pour the cake batter into the tin. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius and bake the cake for 20 to 25 minutes. Dismiss the cake from the mold and put it on a cooling rack to cool.
Prepare the icing
Make sure the egg whites are at room temperature before starting the royal icing. Place the egg whites, powdered sugar, and yeast in a clean and dry bowl. Beat all of the ingredients together on low speed with a hand whisk until well mixed. Then turn off the whisk and scrape the bowl’s sides. At medium speed, whip the mixture until it becomes very thick, shiny, stiff, and white. It should take no more than 7-10 minutes to complete the operation. As per TOI.
Pour the icing
Check the pattern to see if it’s appropriate for your needs. If you want the frosting to be stiffer, add a little extra powdered sugar now. Allow the frosting to dry before applying it to the cake.
If you wish to add any decorative elements to your cake before the frosting sets, do it now. It’s time to present your Rich Plum Cake. Please give this dish a try, rate it, and let us know how it came out in the comments.
