Christmas Cake
Course
Dessert
Ingredients
250
gms
flour
200
gms
sugar
250
gms
butter
half ghee and half butter
100
gms
sugar
for caramel
1.5
tsp
baking powder
1/4
tsp
Cardamom powder
1/2
tsp
cinnamon powder
clove powder
of 5 cloves
1
tsp
Nutmeg
1
cup
Dry Fruits
1/2
tsp
vanilla essence
1/2
tsp
Almond essence
1/2
cup
Brandy or Rum
Instructions
Chop the dry fruits and raisins.
Soak in brandy atleast 24 hours in advance.
Sieve the flour with baking powder and other powdered spices.
Beat the fat with sugar till smooth and fluffy.
To the above, add well beaten eggs.
Caramelise 100 gms of sugar and 1/4 cup of water to get a brown syrup.
To the fat, sugar and egg mixture, add the flour and caramel syrup.
Add nuts and pour into a mould lined with greased paper and cook at 150 degree C or 2-3 hours till done.
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