So we give you recipes of the 10 most popular Christmas sweets across India from women who have been making them for years. And the best part is they've given us their easy-to-cook recipes so you don't have to be an expert chef and can start your preparations in advance.
i) Christmas Cake
A must-have for Christmas is the rich Christmas plum cake. And once you try it, you will be making it year after year.
Ingredients:
240 gms flour (maida)
200 gms sugar
4 eggs
120 gms butter
1 tsp. baking powder
360 gms raisins
100 ml rum
few drops vanilla essence
150 gms lemon peel
50 gms walnuts
30 gms crystallised cherries
Method:
Grease the cake tin and sprinkle a little flour on the surface. Place a sheet of paraffin paper on the bottom.
Cut the cherries, walnuts and lemon peel into small pieces and immerse them along with the raisins in the rum.
Cream the butter and sugar along with the vanilla essence.
Add in the eggs gradually mixing all the while.
Fold in the flour and baking powder.
Mix in the rum with all the ingredients soaked in it.
Pour the cake batter into the tin and bake at 160° C for about 15 to 20 minutes.
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 to 20 minutes
Lavina's Special Tip: Prepare syrup with 100 ml water, 50 gms sugar and a large spoon of rum. Pour it over the cake to keep it rich and moist. |
Chef: Lavina Machado
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