Plum cake :)

Serves- 8

Prep time- 1 hr 30 min 

Ingredients 

Raisins to be soaked

1.Currents- 100 g

2.Figs - 60 g

3.Cashew nuts- 60 g

4.Dates - 40 g

5.Rum -250 ml

6.Red wine-300 ml 

For the cake 

1.Unsalted butter - 200 g

2.Brown sugar-200 g

3.Eggs - 4 

4.All purpose flour-200 g

5.Vanilla essence-1 tsp

6.Baking powder-1 tsp

For the caramel 

1.Sugar-3 tbsp

2.Hot water - 60 ml

Procedure :

1. Soak the raisins in the rum and red wine for at least 2 weeks before you start baking the cake .

2.For the caramel , caramelize the sugar on a pan and add hot water to obtain camel syrup. Cool and keep it aside.

3.Beat the eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer till they are fluffy .

4.Add the brown sugar and vanilla and beat the mixture until well blended .

5. Add the butter and blend the mixture well.

6. Add the caramel to this mixture .

7.Add the flour and baking powder and blend the mixture on high speed for 3 min.

8.Now line the a loaf tin with parchment paper and fill it with the cake batter .

9.Now take the soaked raisins a plate and coat them with some all purpose flour ( this makes sure that the raisins do not sink to the bottom of the cane tin.)

10.Place the coated raisins on the batter and lightly cover them with some batter . 

11.Bake at 160 °c  for 1 hr .

12. You will know that your cake is done when a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean .