Fruit Cake

Contributor: Geeta
nenu ila chesa...

maida - 1 cup
sugar - 1.25 cup
butter - 1 stick
vanilla extract - 1/2 sp
eggs - 2 or baking soda - 1 sp ( i prepared eggless )
baking pwd - 1 sp
dried fruits n nuts - 3/4 cup
( apricots, dates, plums, cashews, raisins, badam, walnuts )
cinnamon pwd - 1/2 sp ( optional ) i dint use this....
lemon zest or grated orange ( optional ) - 1/8 cup

1. grind the sugar into fine powder...

2. boil 1 tbsp of water with 1/4 cup sugar and keep stirring until the color changes to
brown ( this step is optional , u can skip this )... this is called Caramelization...

3. Blend 1 cup sugar, vanilla extract, butter (room temperature) by adding the eggs
one by one...

4. take another bowl, add 1 cup all- purpose flour, 1 tsp baking powder , cinnamon
pwd n dried fruits n nuts...

5. mix both the mixtures, caramel water and add lemon zest ...

6. Pour the mixture into a greased baking pan, and bake at 350F for 50 minutes to 60
mins n jus keep an eye on it after 40 mins...