{"id":2435,"date":"2015-04-09T21:08:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T05:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/?p=2435"},"modified":"2020-07-13T17:25:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T01:25:45","slug":"fruit-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/fruit-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Fruit Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fruit<\/a><\/p>\n

Fruit cake,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0a traditional delicacy\u00a0of Christian cuisines worldwide!, Fruit cake is <\/span><\/span>made with chopped \u00a0<\/span>candied fruit (<\/span><\/span>Tutty-frutti<\/a>)<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>nuts, and\u00a0<\/span>spices, soaked in alcohol (typically Rum, as i used in this preparation). Fruit cakes are often served in celebration of\u00a0weddings\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>Christmas. There are multiple recipe ideas around for this cake dish and the one I share here is a traditional one which gets us the authentic taste and flavor. <\/span><\/p>\n

For a sheet size of \u00a010″ x \u00a07″<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. All purpose flour (Maida) : 1 \u00bd cup (+ extra ~1 \u00a0Tbl-sp for mixing the tutty fruity & some for dusting the pan)<\/li>\n
  2. Sugar \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : 1 \u00bd cup<\/li>\n
  3. Butter\u00a0 : 2 sticks\u00a0 (~ 225 g)<\/li>\n
  4. Egg\u00a0 : \u00a04<\/li>\n
  5. Baking powder : \u00bd T-sp<\/li>\n
  6. Cinnamon powder : \u00bd T-sp<\/li>\n
  7. Rum : \u00bd \u00a0Tbl-sp<\/li>\n
  8. Vanilla essence\u00a0 : 1 Tsp<\/li>\n
  9. Tutti frutti : 1 pkt<\/li>\n
  10. Chopped walnuts\u00a0 : \u00bc \u00a0cup<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    Major Ingredients<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Method<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • In a big bowl add the butter and sugar, beat it with the help of an electric beater till it is soft and blended nicely.<\/li>
    • Then add egg one at a time and beat all together. Beat till it is creamy and frothy.<\/li>
    • Then add the rum along with vanilla essence and mix it with a spatula.<\/li>
    • In another bowl, add the flour along with baking powder and cinnamon powder; mix it together for getting evenly.<\/li>
    • Now add the flour mixer into the egg mixture little at a time and mix it gently.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Preparing Batter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
      • In a bowl add the 1 Tbl-sp of flour, nuts and tutti frutti\u00a0& mix it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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        Tutti frutti Mix<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
        • Add the tutti frutti\u00a0mix into the flour mixture and bind it well.<\/li>
        • The batter will be pretty thick; which is the required consistency for preparation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          Ready to Bake<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
          • Now Preheat the oven into 325 Fahrenheit.<\/li>
          • In a baking pan grease it with butter and add some flour to coat (dust) the pan; remove any excess flour.<\/li>
          • Add the batter into the greased pan, filled up to 60 to  70% of the pan depth.<\/li>
          • Once the oven is preheated, bake the cake for about 25-30 minutes.<\/li>
          • Testing the cake for proper baking: Insert a toothpick  in the center of the cake. If the toothpick comes clean, the cake is ready, otherwise bake it for some more minutes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            After Baking<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

            Tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            • Rum gets the traditional flavor and taste, may avoid if you don\u2019t like to.<\/li>
            • Egg and butter should be in room temperature.<\/li>
            • Do not add any water.<\/li>
            • Try to stick to the exact measurements as mentioned for best taste, but tutti frutti & nuts quantity can be increased for added taste)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Fruit cake,\u00a0a traditional delicacy\u00a0of Christian cuisines worldwide!, Fruit cake is made with chopped \u00a0candied fruit (Tutty-frutti),\u00a0nuts, and\u00a0spices, soaked in alcohol (typically Rum, as i used in this preparation). Fruit cakes are often served in celebration of\u00a0weddings\u00a0and\u00a0Christmas. There are multiple recipe ideas around for this cake dish and the one I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,9,22,28,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-cuisine","category-desserts","category-festival-dishes","category-international","category-snacks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4451,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435\/revisions\/4451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pepper2salt.com\/sindhus-kitchen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}