Traditional Christmas Cake/Plum Cake/Rich Fruit Cake

how to make Traditional christmas cake recipe/Christmas fruit cake. Christmas Plum cake.Rich Fruit cake Recipe.. how to make Traditional christmas cake recipe/Christmas fruit cake. Christmas Plum cake.Rich Fruit cake Traditional Christmas Cake/Plum Cake/Rich Fruit Cake Ingredients: For soaking the fruits: 3 cups- dried fruits ( i used a combination of raisins, sultanas, dried cranberries, prunes, apricots, dates, candied lemon peels and candied orange peels), When using apricots, dates, as they are little big in size, make sure to chop them up to small pieces before soaking. 1.5 cups- dark rum or Brandy For Caramel: Ingredients: 1/2 cup- sugar 1 tbsp- water 1/4 cup- warm water For Cake: 4 eggs- at room temperature ( separate the whites and yolks) 1 cup + 2 tbsp- Unsalted butter at room temperature 1 cup + 2 tbsp- powdered sugar 2 tsp- vanilla essence 1 tbsp- apricot jam ( you can use any other jam, however I highly recommend apricot jam) 2 cups- all purpose flour ( maida) 1 1/4 tsp- baking powder 1/2 tsp- baking soda into a blender add 1 tsp sugar, 1 clove, 2 cardamom, a small piece of cinnamon, a small piece nutmeg and grind well to form a fine powder. Few almonds or cashew nuts for garnishing. Recipe inspired from : https://mariasmenu.com/desserts/chris... One Bowl Pistachio Cake :    • Video