Christmas Cake

Christmas Cake

Ingredients

Whole wheat flour – 1 cup

Jaggery (powder) – 1 cup

Cloves and cinnamon (powdered) – 1 tsp

Nutmeg powder – a pinch

Baking powder – 1 tsp

Cashewnuts, Walnuts, Raisins – ½ cup each

Candied peels (mixed) – ½ cup

Butter – 60 gms

Eggs – 3

Vanilla extract – 1 tsp

Dark Brown colour – 2 tsp

Dark Rum – 100 ml

Method

Soak the nuts and peels in the rum for at least a week

Sieve together the dry ingredients

Mix well

Beat eggs and fold into the mixture gradually

Melt the butter and add to the mixture

Add essence

Add 3 tbsp flour to the nuts and peels to coat well

Add to the cake batter

Mix slowly

Bake in a preheated oven (170 degrees C) for 15 to 20 mins

This time may vary from oven to oven

Or

Microwave at 50% power for 12 mins and then at 100% for 1 minute

Check to see if a skewer inserted into it comes out dry