Topic started by Dolly (@ 144.139.21.51) on Mon Oct 25 03:24:29 EDT 2004.
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Hello. Christmas is coming and i am having a party; i need a nice recipie for christmas cake,like the ones we make in india. Can anyone help??

Responses:

• From: Pearl (@ 195.94.2.149) on: Mon Oct 25 08:27:00 EDT 2004
  
  Hi Dolly,
  Read yr. request for the recipe of Christmas Cake
  During Christmas a wide range of cakes are made - which one would you like to have.
  Plum Cake; Fruit & Nut Cake; Seed Cake; Tea Cake; Bole; Date & Walnut Loaf; Fruit Cake etc.,
  
  best regards,
  
  Pearl
  
  
• From: Pearl (@ 195.94.2.149) on: Mon Oct 25 08:28:35 EDT 2004
  
  Hi Dolly,
  Read yr. request for the recipe of Christmas Cake
  During Christmas a wide range of cakes are made - which one would you like to have.
  Plum Cake; Fruit & Nut Cake; Seed Cake; Tea Cake; Bole; Date & Walnut Loaf; Fruit Cake etc.,
  
  best regards,
  
  Pearl
  
  
• From: Dolly (@ 144.139.23.28) on: Thu Oct 28 01:52:39 EDT 2004
  
  Hi Pearl, I'm looking for a plum cake recipie, or what would you suggest???? The party is for an old Anglo-indian group, from south india.
  
  
• From: Dolly (@ 144.139.23.28) on: Thu Oct 28 02:14:28 EDT 2004
  
  Pearl, Thank you for your time. I was wondering if you could also give my a suggested menue, for christmas day. I am also wanting the plum cake recipie. Thank you for your help :) Also , may i please know where you are from?
  
  
• From: Pearl Subramanian (@ 195.94.1.202) on: Thu Oct 28 05:58:15 EDT 2004
  
  Hi Dolly,
  Recd. yr. mail will send you the Plum Cake recipe& all a Christmas Menu which I usually make on Christmas Day.
  
  I am an A.I from Chennai - now living in Yemen (after marriage) for the last 23 years with my husband & 2 children, I visit Chennai to see my My mum & Sisters & fly/in laws. How about you.
  
  Take care, bye!!!
  
  Best Regards,
  
  Pearl
  
  
  
• From: Pearl Subramanian (@ 195.94.1.202) on: Thu Oct 28 06:03:00 EDT 2004
  
  Hi Dolly,
  Recd. yr. mail will send you the Plum Cake recipe & also a suggust Christmas Menu which I usually make on Christmas Day. I will also send you the recipe for Bole its a cake made with Rawa & cashewnuts etc., I'm sure yr. guests will luv it.
  
  I am an A.I from Chennai - now living in Yemen (after marriage) for the last 23 years with my husband & 2 children, I visit Chennai to see my My mum & Sisters & fly/in laws. How about you.
  
  Take care, bye!!!
  
  Best Regards,
  
  Pearl
  
  
  
• From: L (@ syru202-175.syr.edu) on: Thu Oct 28 07:33:16 EDT 2004
  
  Hi Pearl,could you please post plum cake,fruit and nut cake & fruit cake recipes. thanks
  
  
• From: Dolly (@ wnpp-p-144-134-159-178.tmns.net.au) on: Thu Oct 28 08:15:15 EDT 2004
  
  Dear Pearl, I am from Australia, my husbands family is from hydrabad. My mail id is : wahneetahposh@hotmail.com I will look forward to hearing from you.
  
  
• From: liz (@ dialpool-210-214-27-19.maa.sify.net) on: Fri Oct 29 08:26:18 EDT 2004
  
  hi dolly...im from hyderabad...where in hyderabad is your husband from? Im also looking forward to pearl's christmas recipes...
  
  
• From: Dolly (@ 144.139.23.102) on: Sat Oct 30 05:29:55 EDT 2004
  
  Hello Liz,
  my husband is from the old city. I will be visiting Hydrabad at this time next year; it will be my first time there. My family moved to Australia before i was born. I cant wait to see the city. May i know about you liz?
  
  
• From: Dolly (@ 144.139.23.102) on: Sat Oct 30 05:30:05 EDT 2004
  
  Hello Liz,
  my husband is from the old city. I will be visiting Hydrabad at this time next year; it will be my first time there. My family moved to Australia before i was born. I cant wait to see the city. May i know about you liz?
  
  
• From: Dolly (@ 144.139.23.102) on: Sat Oct 30 05:30:16 EDT 2004
  
  Hello Liz,
  my husband is from the old city. I will be visiting Hydrabad at this time next year; it will be my first time there. My family moved to Australia before i was born. I cant wait to see the city. May i know about you liz?
  
  
• From: Pearl Subramanian (@ 195.94.1.122) on: Sun Oct 31 06:25:19 EST 2004
  
  
  Fruit & Nut Cake
  
  Ingredients
  
  Maida - 1/2 kg. (500 gms) , Butter - 1/2 kg (500 gms), Sugar - 1/2 kg (500 gms)., Eggs 15 Big or 20 small., 150 gms Tuttifruiti; 150 gms cashewnuts cut into small pieces; 2 level tsps. Baking powder (should be mixed into the Maida & kept ready). 1/4 bottle Vanilla Essence & 1/4 bottle Almond essence. ; a pinch of salt - if Butter is unsalted.
  
  
  
• From: Pearl Subramanian (@ 195.94.1.122) on: Sun Oct 31 06:26:39 EST 2004
  
  Fruit & nut Cake contd,,,,,,
  Churn Butter first till light & fluffy. Add powdered Sugar & continue to churn for 1 hour till the sugar stops grating, add beaten eggs & continue to churn, add the Maida that has the baking powder mixed - & continue to churn (mix well) for another 1/2 an hr. to avoid lumps., add Essence, and the finely cut up fruits & nuts - mix well & pour into greased trays & bake.
  
  
• From: Pearl Subramanian (@ 195.94.1.122) on: Sun Oct 31 06:28:04 EST 2004
  
  Fruit & Nut Cake contd........
  P N:-
  
  INSTEAD OF TUTTIFRUITI, CHERRIES TOO CAN BE USED.
  
  Instead of Cashewnuts - Walnuts could be used
  
  SUGAR should be powdered on the mixie for all cakes.
  
  Eggs should be beaten well on the mixie too.
  
  Mix a little flour to the cut up fruit & nuts this stops them from sinking to the botton of the cake.
  
  BUTTER - 500 GMS - If salted butter is used, pls do not add a pinch of salt.
  
  **PACK OR WRAP CAKES ONLY WHEN COLD.
  
  
  
  For Just Fruit Cake eliminate the Walnuts/Cashewnuts & use only tutti fruiti (mixed fruits)
  
  
  
  
• From: Pearl Subramanian (@ 195.94.1.122) on: Sun Oct 31 06:33:08 EST 2004
  
  Plum Cake
  
  Ingredients:
  
  Maida - 1/2 kg; Butter (unsalted)/Ghee- 1/2 kg; Sugar -1/2 kg powdered; Rava - 1/4 kg; Eggs - big 15 nos; Salt 1 level tspn; 3 flat tspns Baking powder; Vanilla Essence + Almond Essence - 1/2 bottle each; 1 Bottle Spice Powder; Nutmeg -1 no. scraped; 2 dried Pineapple Flowers (Anasee Poo) - powdered; 1 small bottle of Mixed Fruit Jame or Plum Jam; 1/2 Bottle of Rum or Brandy; 1/4 kg of white Butter to soak Rava; 1/4 kg Cashewnuts; 100 grams each of Candy Peel; Brown Raisons; Black Raisons; Cherries; ginger Chips; Plums; Mixed Tutti Frutti; 1/4 kg Dates - de seeded.
  
  
  
  
• From: Pearl Subramanian (@ 195.94.1.122) on: Sun Oct 31 06:34:30 EST 2004
  
  Plum Cake recipe contd..........
  
  To Soak Fruits:
  
  Clean all the fruits deseed them & divide them into two parts; divide the cashewnuts into two parts; mince one part of the fruits & cashewnuts in the mincing machine; and finely cut the other half of the fruits & cashewnuts - now mix both the minced fruits & cashewnut + the cut up fruit & cashewnuts - put this in a ceramic bow add the Rum/Brandy + spice Powder + Scraped Nutmeg + the Powdered Pineapple flower- mix well cover & leave to soak Do this the previous day morning.
  
  
  Melt the 1/4 kg White Butter (if you don't get white butter use the normal butter - I use Lurpak unsalted Butter). Take a bowl put the 1/4 kg Rava pour the melted warm butter over it mix well & leave to soak Do this the previous day morning.
  
  
• From: Pearl Subramanian (@ 195.94.1.122) on: Sun Oct 31 06:35:44 EST 2004
  
  Plum cake recipe contd............
  The next day before you start making the cake cut & grease the butter paper for the base & sides of the cake trays with butter sprinkle a little flour over the greased paper & line the cake trays & keep.
  
  
  Sieve the Maida/Baking Pwd, & salt & keep aside.
  Separate the eggs - beat the yolks well & keep - beat the whites till stiff & keep aside.
  To the soaked fruit sprinkle a little flour & toss or mix nicely - this helps the fruit not to sink to the bottom of the cake.
  
  
  
  
  
• From: Pearl Subramanian (@ 195.94.1.122) on: Sun Oct 31 06:37:07 EST 2004
  
  Plum Cake recipe contd..........Now take a big mixing bowl put the butter & churn till the butter is light & fluffy, add the powdered sugar & continue churning till the grating of the sugar stiops add the soaked Rava & continue to churn till the Rawa has bloated well, add the beaten egg yolks little @ a time & churn till light & fluffy, add the Jam & the caramelized sugar syrup mix well - add the Maida/Baking powder/Salt mixture little at a time - mixing well so that no lumps form it should be a smooth batter add the essence & well beaten egg whites - churn slowly for the Maida to fold in nicely- stop churning - add the soaked fruits - & mix with your hand, beat the batter well - Pour into the cake trays (fill only half way the cake trays because the cake will rise while baking) & bake for 45 mins to 1 hr. in a moderately hot oven -
  
  
  
• From: Pearl Subramanian (@ 195.94.1.122) on: Sun Oct 31 06:39:13 EST 2004
  
  Plum Cake Recipe contd......
  
  To Caramelize Sugar for Colouring the Cake.
  
  2 cups Sugar add 2 cups water place on heat & keep on stirring till sugar dissolves & the colour starts changing. When the colour becomes brown go on adding a little water at a time ( do this 2 or 3 times)till you get a good rich dark brown colour- remove from heat & keep warm.
  
  To check if the cake is done insert a metal skewer into the center of the cake - if the skewer comes out clean - yr. cake is done - if there is still batter sticking to it lave to bake till done.
  
  
• From: Pearl Subramanian (@ 195.94.1.122) on: Sun Oct 31 06:40:45 EST 2004
  
  Plum Cake Recipe contd......
  PN: If you plan well - You could soak yr. fruits 6 months in advance & make the cake.
  
  BUTTER - 500 GMS - If salted butter is used, pls do not add a pinch of salt.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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