Caramel Folded Plum Cake Recipe

Step 1: To begin making Caramel Plum Cake Recipe, soak all the dry fruits in rum or fruit juice like apple juice or orange juice

Step 2: It is best if you soak the dry fruits for at least a week

Step 3: On the day of baking, preheat the oven at 350F or 180 degree centigrade

Step 4: Caramel SyrupTake a hard bottom pan, spread sugar and keep on low medium flame

Step 5: It will melt down and then change its color to brown

Step 6: Do not use spoon, just swirl the pan

Step 7: When color changes to brown, take it out of the stove and add same amount of hot water

Step 8: Sugar syrup will solidify, keep back on stove and slowly allow sugar to dissolve

Step 9: Now you can use spoon, it will take 10-15 mins

Step 10: Cool it

Step 11: Cake:Drain rum/juice from soaked dry fruits, spread 2-3 tablespoon of flour on this to prevent it from settling at the bottom of pan

Step 12: Also save any drained rum to pour over the cake at the end

Step 13: Whisk butter and sugar very well in a mixing bowl

Step 14: Add eggs and again whisk

Step 15: Take all the dry ingredients separately- flour, spices, salt, baking soda, baking powder- give a nice mix

Step 16: Now add dry ingredients to wet ingredients slowly folding well with spatula

Step 17: Add the drained dry fruit/nuts/tutti fruity and caramel syrup, alternately and fold well with spatula

Step 18: Grease the baking pan with butter

Step 19: Pour the cake mix to pan

Step 20: Now you can pour the drained rum over the mix in pan, this gives a nice color and flavour

Step 21: Bake for 40-50 minutes in a preheated oven

Step 22: After about 30-40 minutes, check if the top of the cake is getting very dark, if yes, cover with aluminum foil and bake further

Step 23: Check with toothpick after 30-40 mins to see if toothpick comes out dry

Step 24: Cool completely, better when served next day

Step 25: Serve Caramel Plum Cake Recipe for snacks, along with Masala Chai Recipe - Indian Spiced Tea and Achappam Recipe | Kerala Style Fried Rose Cookies