Learn how to make fruitcake, a delightful cake recipe for Christmas only on Variety Vantalu
Cake plays a vital role in Christmas celebration and if you are looking for a good fruitcake, you must give this cake a try. It will be sure to delight, please and appeal to all of your beings! So watch the video and learn how to make Fruit Cake.
Ingredients: - 500 gm (3 3/4 cups) plain flour - 2 tsp baking powder - 1 tsp baking soda - 250 ml +30 ml (1 cup + 2 tbsp) hot water, divided - 250 gm (1 cup + 2tbsp) granulated white sugar - 250 gm (1 cup + 2tbsp) granulated brown sugar - 250 ml (1 cup) oil (preferably rice bran) - 250 ml cup medium consistency slightly sour yogurt (Indian curd) or sour cream - 1 tsp vanilla extract - ¾ tsp cinnamon powder - ¾ tsp nutmeg powder - 1 ¼ cup of dried fruit (apricot, fig, cranberries, raisins, dates, glace cherries) - ¾ cup nuts (cashews, almonds, and walnuts)
Method: - Lightly grease the base of a bundt pan and dust it with plain flour and tap to remove excess. Alternatively, use two 8” or 9” round pan. - In a large bowl, assemble the dry ingredients- the flour, baking powder and baking soda and sieve together to make the mixture uniform and prevent lumps in the flour mixture. - Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. - In another bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, put in the hot water and sugar and blend until the sugar partly melts. Quickly stir in the oil and the yogurt and mix well. -Stir in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, add the vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg powder and mix well until you get a smooth batter, about 3 to 4 minutes. - Stir in the dried fruits and nuts and mix again.Bake in the middle rack of an oven. After 15 minutes lower the heat to 150C/300F and bake for 60 to 65 minutes more or until a skewer comes out clean. - Allow the cake to cool for about 10 minutes in the pan and then transfer it to a cooling rack. Allow cooling completely. - Makes one large bundt cake or two 8” or 9” round cakes.
