Rich Plum Cake

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Ingredients 1½ cup plain flour ½ cup butter at room temperature ¼ cup cashew chopped ¼ cup almonds chopped ¼ cup raisins ½ cup cherries (glazed) chopped 2 tablespoon orange peel finely chopped ½ cup sugar for caramel ⅔ cup sugar for cake batter 2 eggs at room temperature

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Ingredients contd. ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder ½ teaspoon nutmeg powder ½ teaspoon ginger powder ½ teaspoon clove powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon baking powder A small pinch salt Icing sugar for dusting on the cake

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Chopped nuts, dry fruits, and spice mix

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Melt the sugar in a saucepan. Add water to the caramel

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Heat the caramel again to melt hardened sugar crystals

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In a large bowl, beat butter and ⅔ cup sugar using a whisk or electric beater until it is light

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Add eggs and flour in batches. Beat well until fully incorporated

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Pour caramel into the batter. Mix gently to incorporate the caramel

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Add dried fruits and nuts and fold gently

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Pour the batter into the cake tin and bake at 180 C (360 F) for 35-40 minutes. Keep an eye after the 30-minute mark

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Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then place the cake on a cooling rack to cool completely

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Visit spicytamarind.com.au for the full recipes

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