Recipe: Yummy Christmas  Cake

Christmas  Cake.

Christmas  Cake You can have Christmas  Cake using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Christmas  Cake

  1. Prepare of Orange juice/mixed fruit juice-1/4cup(here I used orange juice)(For soaking).
  2. Prepare of Golden raisins-1tbsp(For soaking).
  3. Prepare of Dates-2tbsp(For soaking).
  4. It's of Tutti Frutti-4tbsp(For soaking).
  5. It's of Milk-1/2cup(For Buttermilk).
  6. It's of Vinegar-1tsp(For Buttermilk).
  7. You need of Sugar-3tbsp(Caramel syrup).
  8. You need of Water-1tbsp(Caramel syrup).
  9. You need of Water-4tbsp(later used in Caramel syrup).
  10. You need of Sugar-1/4 cup(Add to the caramel syrup+soaked dry fruits).
  11. Prepare of All purpose flour-1cup(Sieve this dry mixture).
  12. It's of Baking powder-1tsp(Sieve this dry mixture).
  13. You need of Baking Soda-1/2TSP(Sieve this dry mixture).
  14. You need of Milk powder-2tbsp(Sieve this dry mixture).
  15. It's of Mixed nuts-1/4cup(Add to the final mixture).
  16. It's of Butter/oil-1/4cup(Add to the final mixture).
  17. You need of vanilla essence-1tsp(Add to the final mixture).

Christmas  Cake step by step

  1. Take orange juice/mixed fruit juice. Soak the raisins, dates & tutti fruitti in it for 1 hour..
  2. Mix the milk with vinegar and keep the prepared buttermilk aside..
  3. Put a pan on medium heat. Add sugar and water and cook this mixture till caramelized. once caramelized add the extra quantity of water to the caramelized syrup. Now the caramel syrup is ready. Keep it aside to cool down. Once cooled down, add this caramel syrup to the soaked dry fruits. To this add the sugar. Mix it well..
  4. On the above mixture sieve the dry ingredients flour, baking powder, baking soda & milk powder and mix it properly by cut and fold method. To this add the prepared buttermilk slowly to mix it properly. To this mixture add mixed nuts, butter/oil and vanilla essence and mix well..
  5. Then pour the mixture into a greased mould with the parchment paper and tap once and bake in a preheated oven of 180 degree Celsius for 45 to 55 mins or till the toothpick comes out clean. Once done let it rest to get it completely cooled down. Then you can cut and serve it..