Eggless Fruit Cake (Madhu )

Eggless Fruit Cake

Preparation Time - 10 mins
Baking Time - 180 degree for 15 - 18 mins

Ingredients 

For the dry ingredients :

All purpose flour / Maida - 1 cup
Baking powder - 3/4 tsp
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Spice powder (Clove, Cinnamon, Nutmeg) - 1/2 tsp*

For the Fruit Mix

Black and Golden Raisins, Cranberries, Cashews, Walnuts, Currants, Tutti fruity, Apricot,- 1 cup
Brown Sugar/ Demerara Sugar - 1/2 cup
Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp
Butter - 3/4 tbsp
Water - 3/4 cup
Mixed Fruit Jam - 2 tsps

For mixing the cake batter:

Curds/ Yogurts - 3tsp
Milk as required if the batter gets thick
Potatoes - 1/2 cup

Method to prepare:

The Fruit Mix

In a thick bottom pan, take sugar add water and bring to boil. Once it melts, add all the chopped fruits and nuts. Bring to boil and simmer for 10 mins. If the water evaporates completely go ahead add little more to make it liquid. Once the syrup is cooled, add the soda.

The Potatoes:

Pressure Cook the potatoes and mash after removing the skin. You may microwave it but pressure cooking it makes more soft and has water content. Keep this aside.

The dry ingredients:

Shift the flour along with the baking powder, soda and spice powder.

The baking tin

Grease the baking tin with butter and dust it well. Pre-heat the oven at 185 degree C

Getting the batter ready:

In a bowl, take the flour and add the mashed potatoes. Mix well. Then add the yogurt, whisk well.

Next add the fruit mix and combine everything together.

If it is not in dropping consistency, add some milk as required.

Pour into the greased tins and bake at 185 degrees C for 15 mins. Check at 11th minute for doneness by inserting a toothpick or sharp knife. If it comes out clean, it means done. 

It gets done by 14th minute. if you want your cake to be little more brown, bake for couple of minutes but keep an eye and not let it burnt.

*For making the Spice powder (Clove, Cinnamon, Nutmeg). roast the spices separately and grind them in those small mixer jars. 

Eggless fruit cakes are ready.

இண்டெர் நெட்டுல எந்த புண்ணியவானோ ( புண்யவதியோ ) போட்டிருந்த ரெசிப்பி. எங்க வீட்டுலேயும் இது போல செய்வாங்க. ஆனா எப்ப்டி செய்வாங்கன்னு தெரியாது. சாப்பிடும்போது ஜோரா இருக்கும். நமக்கு அது போதும் என்று விட்டு விட்டேன். 

இருந்தாலும் கிறிஸ்துமஸ் அன்னைக்கு ஒரு கேக் பத்தி எழுதலை என்று எல்லோரும் "கேக்"கும்படி வைக்க வேண்டாம் என்பதால் இந்த போஸ்ட்.