Non Alcoholic Instant Plum Cake

International Dessert Special
Winter Festive Season Baking Special
Non Alcoholic Instant Plum Cake
Serves 3-4

Ingredients:

Eggs- 4 No's

Unsalted Butter/White Butter- 200 grams

Refined Flour (Maida)- 200 grams

Brown Sugar- 200 grams, finely ground for Castor Sugar

Spice Mixture- 1 Tbsp (1/4^th Tsp. each of Cinnamon Powder, Nutmeg Powder, Dry Ginger Powder and Clove Powder)

Assorted Mixture of Dry Fruits (Chopped Walnuts, Almonds, Cashew, Raisins, Dates, Cherries) & Tutti Frutti- 100 Grams 

Baking Powder- 1/2 Tsp.

Pure Vanilla Essence/Extract- 1 Tsp.

Process:

- Preheat the Electric Oven (the old style Aluminium ones we prefer for our Soft Cakes!) at 360 degrees Celsius/set the Microwave (Convection) at 180 degrees Celsius for 10-15 minutes

- Gently coat the Dry Fruits (Cashew, Cherries, Tutti Frutti) with Refined Flour and keep aside

- Finely grind the Spice Mixture and keep aside

- Sieve the Flour and Baking powder together in a bowl and keep aside

- Separate the Egg whites from the Egg yolks and keep the yolks aside

- In a bowl, beat the Egg whites till a foamy texture appears

- Add the Egg yolks gradually one after the other to the Egg white mixture and beat the mixture

- Add the Castor sugar to the Egg mixture and beat it till the Sugar blends well with the Eggs

- Add Butter to the mixture and beat the whole mixture well

- Slowly add the Flour mixture to the Eggs and mix well with a spatula

- Slowly add the Dry Fruits mixture in the batter and mix well

- Add the Vanilla Essence to the prepared Batter

- Pour the batter in a greased Cake Container (Aluminum/Silicon Mould) and set to bake in the preheated oven

- After the Cake color turns Golden brown, check to see if an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

- Our Baked Delight is ready to be taken out to cool and then cut in desired shapes :)!! 

Tips:

-          Use this Instant Non Alcoholic version for your pregnant friends (their sudden cravings) and the Teetotaler!

-          Traditional recipes mostly use Caramelized Sugar to get the desired color

-          Few secret recipes also use Orange Juice towards the end

       Feel free to share your views & do let us know how this one turned out :)