Christmas Cake क्रिसमस केक नए तरीके से famous Allahabadi Christmas

Process

For Melting Jaggery

• In a shallow pan, add ghee, once it is melted, add jaggery powder and mix well.
• Keep aside for further use.

For Batter

• In a large bowl, add refined flour, ginger powder, clove powder, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, crushed black peppercorns and mix well.
• Add a pinch of salt, melted ghee & jaggery powder and mix everything well.
• Add eggs and make a smooth batter. Add marmalad, vanilla essence and mix well.
• Grease and line the cake tin with parchment paper.
• Pour half the batter in the cake tin and layer it with a few peta, pour the other batch of the batter in the tin, layer it with remaining peta and put it in the oven. Bake it at 170°c for 40-45 minutes.
• Check the cake by pricking the toothpick in the center, if it comes out clear take the cake tin out of the oven.

For Sugar Syrup

• In a sauce pot, add sugar, water and let it melt on medium flame.
• Once the sugar is melted, add rum and mix well.
• Keep aside for further use.

For Icing

• In a bowl, add icing sugar, lemon juice, warm water and mix it well.
• Make a semi thick icing and coat the cake.

For Garnish

• Once the cake is cool, demould the cake on a serving dish.
• Pour the prepared sugar syrup and let it soak.
• Spread the icing evenly on the christmas cake, dust some desiccated coconut and top it up with candied cherries.
• Serve.