Healthy Whole Wheat Flour Christmas Cake

Christmas Cake

PREPARATION TIME: 10 minutes

BAKING TIME: 35 minutes



SERVING: 16 slice








INGREDIENTS:

• Whole wheat flour- 1&1/2 cup
• Baking powder- 2 tsp
• Baking soda- 1 tsp
• Sugar- 1/2 cup
• Curd- 1 cup
• Oil- 1/2 cup
• Vanilla essence- 1 tsp
• Tutti Frutti- 2 tbsp

METHOD:

1. Sieve wheat flour, 1/2 tsp baking powder & 1/2 tsp baking soda together about 4 times
2. Pre heat the cooker on high flame. Remove the gaskit and whistle.
3. Beat sugar & curd together until the sugar dissolves completely. After that put 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp baking soda in that and give a mix. Set aside for 5 minutes.
4. Now add oil and vanilla essence in the frothy curd and mix it well.
5. Add the sifted flour and fold it in gently. Then add the tutti fruity into the cake batter and give it a mix.
6. Grease the baking tin with oil and little flour and pour the cake batter. Use flat spatula to smoothen the top and tap the cake tin lightly. Top with the remaining tutti fruity and dry fruits.
7. Place the cake tin in preheated pressure cooker and bake it on  low flame for 30-35 minutes. After 30 minutes insert toothpick and if it comes out clean then the cake is done.
8. Switch off the burner and allow the cake to cool for 10-15 minutes.
9. Transfer to a wire rack to cool it further.
10. Slice the cake and enjoy.

Christmas Fruit Cake (Without Egg and Alcohol)

INGREDIENTS:

Maida- 2 Cup
Baking powder-1/2 tsp
Baking soda- 1/4 tsp
Vanilla essence- 1 tsp
Powdered sugar- 1/2 cup
Nutmeg powder- 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon powder- 1/2 tsp
Sweetened milkmaid- 1 tin
Chopped dry fruits (Black raisins, almonds, walnuts cashewnut, tutti-frutti)- 1.5 cups
Warm water- 1/3 cup
Butter- 100 gm (It should be at room temperature)
Coca cola- 150 ml


METHOD:

• Take a pan and heat sugar over low flame till it becomes brown then add warm water and mix well to make caramel syrup. Keep it aside.
• Take another bowl and take maida, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg powder, cinnamon powder and seive it 2/3 times.
• Now take another bowl and take butter and milkmaid and mix it well. Now fold in the maida in this alternating with caramel syrup and coca cola. Mix it very well.
• Now add the chopper dry fruits. and fold the mixture carefully.
• Preheat the pressure cooker for 5 min without gaskit and whistle.
• Grease the mould and pour the mix. Tap it to remove air bubbles.
• Now place the stand in the cooker and put cake mould over it and bake it for 30-35 min over medium flame.
• Check with a toothpick/knife. If it comes out clean then switch off the flame and take out the cake and cool it on wire rack.
• cut it into slices and serve.