Plum Cake
Also known as Christmas Cake, Rum Cake, dessert, baked · Veg + Egg · Sweets & Desserts, Cakes, Cookies & Bakes
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Plum cake, or rum cake: dates, prunes, cherries and nuts soaked in rum with spices, baked in brown sugar batter. Serves 4, 70 min plus soaking, video.
Ingredients
19 itemsPrunes100 grams
Cinnamon2 inch
Nutmeg1
Mixed Nuts100 grams
Pitted Cherries50 grams
Seedless Dates60 grams
Orange½
Butter200 grams
Eggs3
Baking Powder½ tsp
Green Cardamom3
Sugar1 tbsp
Currants50 grams
Candied Ginger40 grams
Brown Sugar2 tbsp
Tutti-frutti100 grams
Rum60 ml
Maida200 grams
Contains: milk, egg, groundnut, cashew or other tree nuts, wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1282kcal | 5128kcal |
| Protein | 17g | 67g |
| Carbohydrate | 174g | 696g |
| Fat | 58g | 233g |
| Fibre | 9.8g | 39g |
| Sugar | 114g | 455g |
Cookd masalas for prunes
Method
- 1
Deseed and chop all the dry fruits and nuts. Grind the whole spices with a tablespoon of sugar.
PrunesCinnamonNutmegMixed NutsPitted CherriesSeedless DatesOrangeGreen CardamomSugarCurrantsCandied Ginger
- 2
Mix all the dry fruits, nuts, powdered spice, orange zest, and rum together and store it for 1 day to 20 days.
Tutti-fruttiRum
- 3
In a pan melt 2 tbsp of sugar, add a little water to it and add all the fruit mixture to it and cook it for 5 mins.
Brown Sugar
- 4
After cooking the mixture remove the pan off the flame and add 1 Cup of butter to it and let it cool until mixture reaches room temperature.
Butter
- 5
Powder 200-gram brown sugar in the mixer grinder. And in a separate bowl add eggs, powdered sugar and beat until fluffy, with the use of a hand mixer.
EggsBrown Sugar
- 6
Add sieved flour, baking powder to the egg mixture and also the fruit mixture and mix well.
Baking PowderMaida
- 7
Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Add the mixture to the baking tray.
- 8
In the preheated oven, bake the cake for 40 mins at 170-degree celsius.
Before you start
- How long does Plum Cake take?
- 1 hour 10 minutes from start to finish. That is 30 minutes of preparation and 40 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Plum Cake serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Plum Cake vegetarian?
- It is eggetarian: no meat or fish, but it does contain egg.
- Is Plum Cake spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Plum Cake?
- 100 grams Prunes, 100 grams Mixed Nuts, 50 grams Pitted Cherries, 60 grams Seedless Dates, 50 grams Currants, 200 grams Maida, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Plum Cake?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Plum Cake?
- About 1282 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
3 notes- C
Cherry TonyDecember 2022
Check your timings on baking as you need
- K
Karen KelaDecember 2024
Are your recipes copyrighted?
- E
Emy Ida Stanly PrinceDecember 2024
cake came perfectly!! I could make 2 cakes with the same ingredients 😍 I made one in microwave oven and it came absolutely amazing!!! (in 7 minutes) 😁😁 Can I please know the shelf life of this cake ??
