Plum Cake

1 cup butter
1 and 1/2 cup of sugar powdered + 1/2 cup sugar for caramel
3 cups maida,1/2 tsp baking powder .Sieve together twice
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 1/2 cups of mixed fruits( tutti frutti, raisins ,broken cashews,cherries,orange peel).sprinkle some maida over this and mix well.This is to ensure that the fruits don't sink to the bottom of the cake
1/4 tsp cinnamon pd
1/4 tsp nutmeg pd
1/2 milk
To make caramel: In a pan take 1/2 cup sugar and keep it on low heat. Do not stir.The sugar will start melting and turns golden. Now start stirring continuously till it turns a dark brown color.Switch off flame and add 1/2 cup water. The caramel will harden. Keep it again on flame and allow it to melt .This may take 5-7 minutes. When it forms a syrup of pouring consistency switch off flame. Allow to cool completely.
Preheat oven .
In a big bowl take butter and whisk it well till it is light and fluffy.Add in the powdered sugar and again whisk well. Add the eggs one at a time and again whisk.Now add the vanilla essence,dry fruits,and the cinnamon and nutmeg powders.Mix well .Slowly add in the maida little at a time and mix in gently . Finally add the milk so that the batter is now of dropping consistency.Pour this into a greased butter paper lined oven proof dish . Bake it in an oven at 180C for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.Once done cool on wire rack.

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