Fruit Cake – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Take curd that is at room temperature into a bowl. Do not use cold curd.
• Add baking soda, oil, fruit essence and mix well.
• You can use ice cream essence or vanilla essence in place of fruit essence.
• After mixing it a little add powdered sugar and mix well.
• Rest the mixture for about 2 minutes.
• Take maida into another bowl.
• Add baking powder and mix well.
• Sieve the maida into the mixture of curd and mix well.
• Fold the mixture carefully. Do not over mix.
• Use cut and fold method for mixing. No need to add water.
• After mixing the batter well add tutti frutti and mix well.
• Grease a baking tray well with oil and line up a wax paper at the base of the tray.
• Transfer the batter into the tray and spread the batter evenly.
• Tap the tray really good and transfer it into the oven.
• Bake on 180 Deg C for about 35-40 minutes.
• Take the cake out and let it cool for about 10 minutes.
• Check with toothpick. If the toothpick comes out clean it means the cakes is baked well.
• Loosen the edges with the help of a knife and place a dish over the tray.
• Flip the tray over and take the cake out.
• Let the cake cool down a little and cut it into pieces of about 1” thickness.
• You can bake the cake in cooker too.
• Add a thin layer of baking soda of salt at the base of the cooker.
• Remove the ring and whistle of the cooker.
• Close the lid and preheat the cooker on low heat for 10 minutes.
• Put an empty pot at the base of the cooker and cake tin on it.
• Close the lid and bake the cake on low heat for about 35-40 minutes.
• Fruit cake remains good on room temperature for about 4-5 days.