Goan Christmas Cake (Dessert)

There are 4 steps in making your Christmas Cake. Soak fruits at least a month before Christmas. Bake Cake at least 2 weeks before Christmas. Mature the cake by feeding alcohol 3 times a week until Christmas. Decorate the cake.

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Step 1

Having soaked your fruits in rum for the past 2 months (I'm assuming that you have soaked the fruits mid/end October and that you will bake it 2 weeks before Christmas). Drain the fruits completely from rum before using it to bake

Step 2

Mix in the flour, salt, spice powders together and keep aside. (PLEASE SEE: There is NO BAKING POWDER in this recipe ). In a bowl ,add brown sugar and butter and beat till nice and creamy.

Step 3

Add the caramelised sugar

Step 4

Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Step 5

Add the flour along with the spice powders.

Step 6

Fold in the soaked fruits and add the nuts as well.

Step 7

Preheat oven at 150 deg C (300 deg F). Pour the batter in a baking dish lined with parchment paper.

Step 8

Bake for about 1.5 -2 hours till skewer inserted in cake comes out clean.

Step 9

Cool cake completely in the tin itself.

Step 10

Next day, remove cake from tin, poke holes on top of cake with wooden skewer or fork

Step 11

Pour about 2 tbsp rum all over the cake and then wrap in cling film ( and then foil if preferred). This is called feeding the cake with alcohol.

Step 12

Repeat the feeding process every 2 days till 3-4 days before Christmas. (Stop feeding cake with alcohol)

Step 13

3 days before Christmas you can decorate the cake if desired

Step 14

Cut and serve Enjoy!!!!😘