Name: Christmas cake recipe by Renu Chandratre at BetterButter
Prep time: 1440 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1460 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: All purpose flour 200 grams; Sugar 100 grams; Eggs 3-4; Rum 150 mili litre; Chopped almonds 1 tablespoon; Chopped cashew nuts 1 tablespoon; Chopped pistachios 1 tablespoon; Chopped dry figs 1 tablespoon; Tutty fruity 1 tablespoon; Raisins 1 tablespoon; Baking powder 1 teaspoon; Baking soda 1 teaspoon; Melted butter or oil 150 mili litre; Vanilla essence 2 teaspoons; Cocco powder 1 to 2 teaspoons

Ingredients Serving: 6

All purpose flour 200 grams
Sugar 100 grams
Eggs 3-4
Rum 150 mili litre
Chopped almonds 1 tablespoon
Chopped cashew nuts 1 tablespoon
Chopped pistachios 1 tablespoon
Chopped dry figs 1 tablespoon
Tutty fruity 1 tablespoon
Raisins 1 tablespoon
Baking powder 1 teaspoon
Baking soda 1 teaspoon
Melted butter or oil 150 mili litre
Vanilla essence 2 teaspoons
Cocco powder 1 to 2 teaspoons

Instructions

Arrange all mentioned ingredients
Soak all the chopped dry fruits and Tutty fruity in rum for whole day or preferably one week
Melt sugar in a heavy bottom container until it starts caramelising ... don't over done it .. or it will taste bitter
Immediately add some milk or water to caramel and dissolve it, keep it aside to cool down
Now sift , all purpose flour ,baking powder baking soda and cocoa powder, preferably two to three times
In a mixing bowl take eggs and with the help of hand blender beat well until light and fluffy
Add vanilla essence, oil, caramel and beat it again
Now add sifted flour to, beaten mixture in small quantities and mix in cut and fold method
Add rum soaked dry fruits with remaining rum
Fold the whole mixture or cake batter , lightly
By the time preheat oven on 200 degrees
Take a oven proof baking dish, apply some oil and dust it with some flour to avoid sticking of cake in bottom
Bake the cake on 180 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes
Perfectly baked Christmas rum cake is ready... Let it cool completely, later some rum can also be sprinkled on cake to make it even more tasty and soft
Garnish as you like and enjoy your Christmas party with delicious Christmas rum cake

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