Christmas cake 😋👌🍰
Ingredients -
.100g sugar
.120g flour
.2 eggs
.120g butter
.2 drops of vanilla essence
.5g baking powder
.1teasepoon dry yeast
.1 large baking tin
For the main dish:
.80g raisins
.30g chopped cashews
.30g walnut
.120g tutti-frutti
.40g chopped dry figs
.40g chopped black dates
.100ml black rum
For toppings:
.1 white egg
.150g icing sugar
Preparation :
Step1- cut the figs, dates and cashew nuts into small pieces and soak them along with the raisins and tutti-frutti in the rum .Also soak dry yeast in water for 2to3 hours before the preparation of cake.
Step2- mix the butter and sugar along and beat the vanilla essence in it. Add the eggs gradually in the vanilla essence mixture and mixing all the while. Then fold in the flour sifted in baking powder and mix in all the soaked ingredients
Step3- grease a 1kg baking tin with butter and sprinkle a little flour on the surface then place a sheet of paraffin paper on the bottom and pour the cake batter into the tin. Bake the cake at 160 degree celcius for about 20 to 25 minutes . Take out the cake from the mould and leave aside to cool it down.
Step4- for the royal icings make sure the egg whites are in room temperature before beginning . In a clean and dry bowl ,place the egg whites, powdered sugar and yeast. Using a hand whisk beat all together in low speed until combined then stop the whisk and scrap down the sides of the bowl. Now beat the mixture on medium speed until it turns very thick, shiny, stiff and white. The whole process should not take more than 7-10 minutes.
Step5- check the texture to ensure that it is suitable for needs .if you require a stiffing icing, add a little more powdered sugar at this point . Pour the icing on the cake and leave it to dry.
Step6- if you want to add any decorative peices to your cake,do that before the icings dries.
Your rich plum cake is ready now to serve🍰🍻😋
.100g sugar
.120g flour
.2 eggs
.120g butter
.2 drops of vanilla essence
.5g baking powder
.1teasepoon dry yeast
.1 large baking tin
For the main dish:
.80g raisins
.30g chopped cashews
.30g walnut
.120g tutti-frutti
.40g chopped dry figs
.40g chopped black dates
.100ml black rum
For toppings:
.1 white egg
.150g icing sugar
Preparation :
Step1- cut the figs, dates and cashew nuts into small pieces and soak them along with the raisins and tutti-frutti in the rum .Also soak dry yeast in water for 2to3 hours before the preparation of cake.
Step2- mix the butter and sugar along and beat the vanilla essence in it. Add the eggs gradually in the vanilla essence mixture and mixing all the while. Then fold in the flour sifted in baking powder and mix in all the soaked ingredients
Step3- grease a 1kg baking tin with butter and sprinkle a little flour on the surface then place a sheet of paraffin paper on the bottom and pour the cake batter into the tin. Bake the cake at 160 degree celcius for about 20 to 25 minutes . Take out the cake from the mould and leave aside to cool it down.
Step4- for the royal icings make sure the egg whites are in room temperature before beginning . In a clean and dry bowl ,place the egg whites, powdered sugar and yeast. Using a hand whisk beat all together in low speed until combined then stop the whisk and scrap down the sides of the bowl. Now beat the mixture on medium speed until it turns very thick, shiny, stiff and white. The whole process should not take more than 7-10 minutes.
Step5- check the texture to ensure that it is suitable for needs .if you require a stiffing icing, add a little more powdered sugar at this point . Pour the icing on the cake and leave it to dry.
Step6- if you want to add any decorative peices to your cake,do that before the icings dries.
Your rich plum cake is ready now to serve🍰🍻😋
Well done
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