How to make a Plum Cake Recipe?
A classic favourite, follow our recipe to create this quick and simple morning delicacy!
Ingredients
- 250 gm refined flour
- 150 gm brown sugar
- 30 gm almonds
- 30 gm walnuts
- 1/4 cup milk
- 150 gm unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon
- 100 gm prunes
- 5 drop vanilla essence
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 eggs
Directions
- Take a large bowl and sieve together the flour
and the baking powder. Keep aside. Now, in
another bowl, mix together the brown sugar and
butter until the sugar dissolves completely. Take
the help of an electric blender.
- Prepare the cake batter and let it rest for 10
minutes
- Now, break the eggs and add them one by one.
Keep beating the mixture until it is light and
frothy. Gradually add the flour to this egg-butter
and sugar mixture spoon by spoon so that no
lumps are formed. Keep stirring to attain a smooth
mixture. Add the milk and the vanilla essence and
mix well. Add cinnamon powder and blend again.
Allow the batter to rest for 10 minutes
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Meanwhile, chop the nuts and the prunes finely.
Mix in the batter and beat well. Reserve some
nuts that you can put on top of the cake.
Now, preheat the oven at 180 degrees for 15
minutes. Prepare a baking tray by lining it with
butter paper. Grease it with oil or butter and dust
some flour. Pour the batter in it.
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Bake the cake at 180 degrees Celsius for one hour
or at 200 degrees Celsius for 45 minutes. The
temperature mostly depends on the type of oven
you have.
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Insert a skewer in the cake to check if it is ready.
If it comes out clean, take out the cake and place
it on a wire rack to cool.
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Carefully take the cake out from the baking tray.
Slice it and serve with tea, coffee or with an
assortment of snacks.
