Whole Wheat Plum Cake Recipe | Easy Plum Cake Without Alcohol | Instant Plum Cake

Instant Wheat Plum Cake

 Ingredients:

  for caramel:-

• sugar - 1 cup
• hot water - 1 + 1/2 cup

  fruits & nuts

• 1/2 cup black raisins, 1/2 cup golden raisins, 1/2 cup dates chopped, 1/2 cup cherries chopped
• 1/2 cup cashews chopped, 1/2 cup walnuts chopped, 1/2 cup almonds chopped

  dry ingredients

• 1 + 1/2 cup wheat cake flour *
• baking powder - 1tsp
• baking soda - 1/2 tsp

  spices

•  1 piece of cinnamon, 2 cardamom, 2 cloves and a small piece of nutmeg (powder them finely)
• 1 tsp dry ginger powder

  wet ingredients

• cold eggs - 3 (separate whites and yolk )
• sugar powdered - 1 cup
• melted unsalted butter - 1/2 cup
• orange zest - 1 tbs
• orange juice - 2 tbs

  Method

  step 1 : preparing caramel

• add 1 cup of sugar in a heavy bottomed pan
• heat up it on medium high flame
• swirl the pan in between
• when it get adequate colour add in the hot water slowly
• let it cool down

  step 2 : boiling dry fruits

• add the dry fruits into the warm caramel
• add in 1 tsp spices and 1/4 tsp salt and mix well
• boil it in low flame for 5 minutes
• turn off the flame
• allow it to cool completely

  step 3 : preparing nuts

• chop the nuts
• add 1 spoon of wheat flour into it and mix well
• it will prevent the sinking of nuts into bottom while baking

  step 4 : preparing dry ingredients

• add baking powder and baking soda into the cake wheat cake flower
• sieve them and keep aside

  step 5 : preparing wet ingredients

• beat egg white till frothy
• add in 1 tsp lemon juice and 1/4 cup powdered sugar in batches
• eat them till peaks are formed
• keep aside
• add in 3 egg yolks into a bowl
• add in 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• beat well until fluffy
• add in orange zest and orange juice and mix well
• add in melted butter and beat until fluffy
• add in cool fruit - caramel mixture and combine well
• sift in the dry ingredients and fold in gently
• now add in the nuts and mix gently
• add in the egg white as 3 batches and combine well gently
• cake batter is ready

  step 6 : baking

• pour the batter into prepared cake tin
• I used 8 inch round pan and loaf pan (greased and lined with utter paper)
• bake in preheated oven at 180 degree C for 40 - 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted at the centre came out clean
• remove them from cake tin after 10 minutes
• allow them to cool completely before cutting
• enjoy the healthy fruits & nuts cake with your loved ones

  Notes :

   - To prepare wheat cake flour, take 1 + 1/2 cup wheat flour in a bowl

   - Remove 3 tbs flour from it and replace with 3 tbs corn flour

   - Sieve it 3 - 4 times; wheat cake flour is ready.