Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, christmas cake. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Christmas Cake is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Christmas Cake is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have christmas cake using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Christmas Cake:
Get Orange juice/mixed fruit juice-1/4cup(here I used orange juice)(For soaking)
Get Golden raisins-1tbsp(For soaking)
Take Dates-2tbsp(For soaking)
Make ready Tutti Frutti-4tbsp(For soaking)
Prepare Milk-1/2cup(For Buttermilk)
Prepare Vinegar-1tsp(For Buttermilk)
Prepare Sugar-3tbsp(Caramel syrup)
Prepare Water-1tbsp(Caramel syrup)
Get Water-4tbsp(later used in Caramel syrup)
Get Sugar-1/4 cup(Add to the caramel syrup+soaked dry fruits)
Prepare All-purpose flour-1cup(Sieve this dry mixture)
Get Baking powder-1tsp(Sieve this dry mixture)
Get Baking Soda-1/2TSP(Sieve this dry mixture)
Make ready Milk powder-2tbsp(Sieve this dry mixture)
Take Mixed nuts-1/4cup(Add to the final mixture)
Prepare Butter/oil-1/4cup(Add to the final mixture)
Make ready vanilla essence-1tsp(Add to the final mixture)
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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