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To make plum cake, sieve the plain flour, baking powder and baking soda in a deep bowl and keep aside. Combine the raisins, black raisins, sweet cherries, tutti frutti and rum in a deep bowl, mix well and cover with a lid and keep aside for 24 hours.
It is also called as Christmas Fruit Cake or Plum Cake in Kerala. I have also shared my recipe for American Christmas Fruit Cake here. Apple juice – 1/4 cup (Traditionally rum or brandy is used. I’m adding apple juice for the Non Alcohol version of the plum cake)
Kerala Christmas Fruit Cake Recipe Makes one 6″ cake Recipe adapted from Omana Paul In a pan on medium heat, melt 1/2 cup sugar slowly. It will first melt and then turn into a dark brown goop. Keep stirring and let it turn a deep dark caramel colour. Don’t let it burn. Turn off heat and add about 1/4 cup water. The sugar will harden.
Mix in the caramel syrup and the dry fruit- nut mixture. Pour into prepared cake pans and bake in a 325 degree F oven for about 1 hour. Place a tray with 1″ of water in the lower rack of the oven. This will prevent the top of the cake from getting dry. It takes about 1 hour for two 8″ round cake and 1.5 hours for one big cake.
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