Plum Cake | Plum Cake Recipe | No Soak Fruit Cake Recipe
Rich British Plum Cake is a Christmas traditional fruit cake made with dried fruits, raisins, nuts & oranges. The cake is required no-alcohol, no soaking of fruits in prior. It is an instant boiled plum cake recipe which can be made under 2 hours from start to finish. Learn how to make fail-proof classic plum cake with detailed recipe, step by step pictures and video.
Preheat oven to 180 degree c. Line a 8 inch round pan with parchment paper. Grease it lightly with oil or butter and set aside.
Start by boiling the dried fruits. Take all dried fruits in a pan. Add in orange juice and cook for 3 to 4 minutes till the dry fruits is soft. Set aside so it cools down.
Make Caramel. Take ¼ cup sugar in a pan. Heat and cook till sugar starts to caramelise. Swirl the pan gently so all the sugar gets evenly cooked. it should looks golden in colour. Now add in ¼ cup water and mix well. The caramel should be smooth and flowy. Set aside so it cools down.
Mix the dry ingredients together. Take flour, spice powders and baking soda in a bowl and mix well. Set this aside.
Now lets make the batter. Take butter, sugar, vanilla and orange zest in a bowl and mix together using a whisk or hand blender till smooth and creamy. Add in eggs and mix till creamy.
Now add in the dry ingredient mixture, cooled dried fruits, cooled caramel sauce and combine gently to form a thick batter.
Spoon into the prepared pan and bake for 45 mins and 1 hour. Sometimes it may take longer. Insert a toothpick to check whether the cake is baked or not. the tooth pick should come out clean.
Now remove cake pan from oven and let it cool completely. Invert the cake into a plate. Slice and serve.
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Notes
You can use any dried fruits and nuts you prefer. But raisins are essential for perfect tasting plum cake.
Instead of orange juice for boiling the fruits, you can use rum or any liquor of choice.