Plum Cake Recipe (Eggless, No Alcohol)
This Kerala-style plum cake is completely eggless and alcohol-free, made with soaked dry fruits, fruit juice, and a special caramel that gives it a deep color and rich flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Mixed Berries - Cranberries, Blueberries, Strawberries, Apricots
- 1/4 cup Mixed Green Raisins, Black Raisins, Tutti Frutti
- Orange Juice - Tetra Pack
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Water
- Desi Ghee as required
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 tbsp Vanilla Essence
- 1.5 cup All-purpose-flour
- 2 tbsp chopped Cashews and Almonds
- 2-3 tbsp Milk
- 1/2 tsp dry ginger powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp Vinegar
- Cashews, Walnuts, Raisins, and Almonds to top the Cake
Instructions
- To make Plum Cake, first, we need to soak the driedfruits. Take a bowl and add 1 cup mixed berries, such as Cranberries, Blueberries, Strawberries, and Apricots.
- Next, in the same bowl, add 1/4 cup of mixed Green Raisins, Black Raisins, and Tutti Frutti.
- Pour Orange juice into the bowl. Use the Tetra pack, not the fresh one. Cover it and soak for 24 hours.
- After soaking for 24 hours, our dry fruits are ready to make the Cake.
- In the next step, we need to caramelize the sugar. Take a Kadai and add 1/2 cup of brown sugar. Let it melt on a low flame.
- Once it melts a little, we will start mixing the mixture. Keep the flame on low; otherwise, the sugar may burn.
- Mix and let the sugar melt completely.
- Once the sugar melts completely, stir and mix, and then add 1/2 cup of water.
- Now, you have to stir and mix it continuously on a medium flame. The lumps will melt, and the mixture will take on a honey-like consistency when it cools down.
- Next, take the Cake Tin in which we will bake the Cake. Brush it with desi ghee and place the butter paper, and then grease it with desi ghee too.
- Take a bowl, add 1/2 cup of powdered sugar.
- Add 1/4 cup of melted butter and mix well.
- Add the soaked dry fruits, nuts, and the caramel sugar into the bowl. Mix everything.
- Add 1 tbsp of Vanilla Essence. Mix it well.
- Add 1 cup of All-purpose-flour. Mix well.
- After mixing for a while, I added 1/2 cup of Maida again. Mix well.
- Once the mixture gets dense, add 2 tbsp of chopped Cashews and Almonds. Mix well.
- Next, add 2-3 tbsp of Milk. This milk is boiled and then cooled down at room temperature.
- Add 1/2 tsp dry ginger powder and 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder. Mix well.
- Add 1 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp baking soda. Mix well.
- In the end, we will add 1 tsp of Vinegar.
- Now mix the mixture. The mixture is completely for making the Plum Cake.
- Transfer the mixture to the cake tin now. You can top the cake with dry fruits and nuts such as Raisins, cashews, and walnuts.
- Now, we will bake the cake without an oven. We are using a cooker. Add salt(around 1/2 cup), and then cover the cooker, and preheat it on a high flame. After 10 minutes, remove the lid. Place a stand or a small plate, inverted, on top of the salt, and then place the cake tin on top of the plate.
- Cover the lid, remove the whistle. You need to bake it first on a high flame for 5 minutes and then for 45 minutes at least on a low flame. You can always check if it has baked well by inserting a bamboo stick in the middle. If it comes out clean, then it has baked; otherwise, you need to bake it for more time. Here, as you can see, it didn’t come out clean, so it needsmore baking.
- Here, I baked it for another 40 minutes as the height of the cake was higher, so it took more time. If you are baking it in a large rectangular or circular tin, then it will take less time. Keep checking time to time by inserting the stick in the middle.
- After the cake has baked well, we will cover it with a damp cloth to cool it down.
- Now, remove the butter paper from the sides and the base. You can check how well the cake has come out.
- Dust the cake with powdered sugar(optional).
- The delicious Plum Cake is ready to serve now.
- Enjoy!