Easy Eggless Plum/Fruit Cake (Without Alcohol)
Learn how to make this eggless plum/fruit cake recipe at home. This cake recipe is perfect for the holiday season!
Ingredients
- ¼ cup green raisin
- ¼ cup black raisin
- ¼ cup tutti frutti
- ⅛ cup chopped figs
- ¾ cup orange juice store-bought
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1- inch cinnamon stick
- 6-8 cloves
- ¼ tsp grated nutmeg
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¾ cup jaggery powder
- ½ cup oil
- 1 cup curd/yoghurt
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- ½ cup chopped nuts almonds, cashews, walnuts
- Icing sugar for garnishing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160-degree Celsius.
- In a saucepan, add raisins, tutti frutti, figs and orange juice.
- Cook them over a low flame, for 7-8 minutes, or until they are plump.
- Keep it aside to cool down.
- In a bowl, add all-purpose flour.
- Grind cinnamon and clove to a fine powder. Add it to the bowl.
- Then add nutmeg, lemon zest, baking powder and baking soda. Give it a good whisk.
- In another bowl, add jaggery powder and oil. Give it a good whisk.
- Add curd and vanilla essence. Whisk again.
- Add it to the dry mixture. Mix well.
- Add the soaked dry fruits and chopped nuts. But don’t add all of it, reserve some for garnishing.
- Transfer the batter to a lined cake tin (8-inch). Spread it out. Tap a few times.
- Sprinkle chopped nuts and soaked dry fruits on top.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes at 160-degree Celsius.
- Take it out and let it rest for 30 minutes.
- Then take it out and sprinkle icing sugar on top.
- Cut it into pieces.
- Eggless plum/fruit cake is ready to serve!