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RICH XMAS FRUIT CAKE

   

INGREDIENTS

 

Raisins 1    cup
Glace cherries 1    cup
Citrus peel 1/2 cup
Mixed  dry fruits 1    cup
Dry Cranberries 1/2 cup
Dates 1    cup
Cashew nuts 1/2 cup
Strawberry Jam 3    tsp
Honey 3    tsp
Rum 1/4 cup
Butter 1/2 lb (2 stick)
All Purpose flour (Maida) 2 cups
Dark Brown Sugar 1 1/2 cup
Egg 4
Baking powder 1 tsp
Ground ginger 1 tsp
Ground cinnamon 1 tsp
Ground nutmeg 1 tsp
All spices powder 1 tsp
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Vanilla essence 1 tsp
Instant coffee powder 2 tsp

METHOD

1.Chop All Fruits and Mix with  Rum, Jam, and Honey and store in   a tightly sealed jar for atleast 3 to 5 hours. 

2.Preheat oven for 250.

3.Sieve maida baking powder & all spices.

4.Beat butter &sugar until they are light & creamy.

5.Add eggs one by one beat very well.

6.Add the lemon juice  and vanilla essence to the fruit mixture.

7.Add the flour into fruit mixture.

8.Add this mixture to the butter and egg mix.

9.Mix coffee powder with little warm water.&mix with the above.

10.Pour it into baking pan, bake it for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or Test the cake by inserting a skewer or knife into it-when pulled out it should be clean but dump.