Christmas Special Plum Cake Recipe

We have entered into the last week of December. Winter has set in and Christmas celebrations are in full swing. Christmas means fellowship , feasting , giving , a time of good cheer and home.

It is not just a time for festivity and merry making.The Christmas spirit is a spirit of giving and forgiving. But Christmas celebration is incomplete without Plum Cakes.

So here we are providing you all a simple yet classic plum cake recipe. Here we go …

Preparation time : 20 minutes

Cooking time        :  45 minutes

Ingredients

1/8 cup chopped dried cherries  

1/8 cup chopped dried mango

1/4 cup dried cranberries

1/4 cup dried currants

2 tablespoon chopped candied citron

1/2 cup dark rum

½ cup butter

½ cup brown sugar

1 egg

½ cup all purpose flour

1/8 teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ ground cinnamon

¼ cup molasses

2 tablespoon milk

¼ chopped pecans

¼ cup rum divided

Directions

1.  Soak cherries , mango , cranberries , currants and citron in ¼ cup rum for at least 24 hours. Cover tightly and store at room temperature.

2.  Preheat oven to 165 degrees Celsius . Butter a 6*3-inch round pan and line it with parchment paper.

3.  In a large bowl , cream together butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg. Whisk together flour,baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; mix into butter and sugar in three batches, alternating with molasses and milk. Stir in soaked fruit and chopped nuts. Scraped batter into prepared pan.

4.  Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then sprinkle with 2 tablespoons rum.

5.  Cut out one piece parchment and one piece cheesecloth, each large enough to wrap around the cake. Moisten Cheesecloth with 1 tablespoon rum. Arrange cheesecloth on top of parchment paper, and unmold cake onto it. Sprinkle top and sides of cake with remaining rum.Wrap the cheesecloth closely to the surface of the cake, then wrap with paper. And your plum cake is ready !!!

You can order plum cake through our website www.avonbakers.com or call at 9997122050 to place the order.