Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Eggless christmas cake

tutti fruti - 1 cup (1 cup size = 150 ml)

raisins - 1/2 cup

dates (chopped) - 1/2 cup

nuts (cashews , almonds, pista..) - 1/2 cup

brown sugar - 1 cup

honey - 1 tablespoon

butter - 1 cup

water - 1 cup

baking soda - 1/8 tsp + 1/2 tsp

baking powder - 1/2 tsp

cinnamon sugar powder - 1 tsp

nut meg powder - 1/2 tsp

curd - 3 tablespoon

vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp

mashed potato - 3/4 cup (acts as egg replacer)

all purpose flour (maida) - 2 cups

chop raisins, dates and nuts to fine pieces
boil potato and mash it
heat a heavy bottomed vessel and add tutti frutti, chopped raisins, dates, brown sugar, water and butter
let it boil in high flame till brown sugar and butter dissolves
once it dissolved, cook it for 20 mins in medium flame
after 20 minutes, switch off the flame and add 1/8 tsp of baking soda
it will start bubbling up, stir well and let it cool down
in a bowl, add curd, vanilla essence, cinnamon sugar, nutmeg powder
once the mashed potato and dry fruits mixture gets cooled down, add it to the bowl
mix everything together
add baking soda, baking powder and chopped nuts
mix well and then add all purpose flour
whisk it well. The mixture will not look like a batter.it will be thick and sticky. See the pic below.
grease the baking tray with vegetable oil and add the mixture
preheat the oven and place the baking tray
set the temperature to 350 Fahrenheit and bake it for 40 - 45 mins.
insert toothpick or fork in the cake. If it comes out clean, then the cake is done. Otherwise set it for another 5 - 10 mins till it is done.
Once the cake is done, cool it down
once it gets cooled, make pieces and serve.

Bala's e-kitchen