RICH PLUM CAKE

Prep Time : 20 mins 

Cooking Time : 50 mins 

Serve : 8 

 INGREDIENTS 

Whole wheat flour - 1.5 cup 

Sugar - 1.5 cup 

Unsalted butter - 1/2 cup 

Milkmaid - 1/2 cup

 Vanilla essence - 4 - 5 drops

 Baking powder - 1 tsp 

Baking soda - 1/2 tsp 

Cashew nuts - 2 tbsp 

Chopped dried figs - 4 

Chopped dates - 1 cup

 Almonds - 7 - 8 

Raisins - 2 tbsp

 Cherry - 8 

Sugar - 1/4 cup 

 Salt - a pinch 

Orange juice - 1 cup

 Cocoa powder - 3 tbsp 

Cinnamon powder - 1/4 tsp 

Nutmeg powder - 1/4 tsp 

Dry ginger powder - 1/4 tsp

 Orange zest - 1 tbsp 

Lemon zest - 1 tbsp 

 METHOD 

Cut the figs,dates into small pieces and soak them in the fridge along with cashew nuts and almonds in the orange juice for 24 hours. 

Take a pan on medium heatmelt 1/4 cup of sugar. It will first melt and then turn into a dark brown. Turn off the heat and add about 1/4 cup of water. Heat the oven for 350.F and 180.C Beat the butter,milkmaid and sugar powder until fluffy and add vanilla essence and mix well. 

Add the caramel sugar, soaked half dry fruits, orange juice,orange zest and lemon zest and mix well

 Sieve the flour,baking powder,baking soda,cocoa powder,salt,cinnamon powder,nutmeg powder and dry ginger powder. Mix the dry ingredients into wet ingredients in cut and fold method. 

Pour batter into greased cake pan and at the top add the dry fruits and cherry. 

Bake for 50 mins until the top turns a dark brown and when a skewers inserted into the cake comes out with moist crumbs. 

Enjoy with plum cake