Tuesday 6 December 2011

How to make Christmas cake at home?

Ingredients
  • 2 cups sifted cake flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • Pinch of  salt
  • 1-1/2 cups unsalted butter (3 sticks), at room temperature, plus more for greasing
  • 1-2/3 cups powdered  sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3 large egg yolks lightly beaten
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Method
  1. Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a 9-inch tube pan with 3-1/2-inch sides 
  2. Re sift the flour along with the baking powder, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon and salt into a bowl. 
  3. In another bowl, using an electric mixer on high speed, beat the butter until it’s soft and very pliant, about 1 minute (or 4 to 6 minutes by hand with a wooden spoon). Gradually add the granulated sugar and beat on high speed until the mixture is pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes (or 6 to 8 minutes by hand).
  4. Add after that slowly add flour and beat it.
  5. shift it to greased pan and bake at 325 degree for 30 mins.


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