1cupchopped mixed dried fruits & nuts (cranberries, cherries, grapes, prunes, apricots, any nuts like cashews , almonds, walnuts)
½cupodorless oil
1teaspoon all spice powder(or you can use ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder + ½ teaspoon cloves powder + ¼ teaspoon nutmeg powder)
¼teaspooncinnamon powder
¼cupfresh curd/dahi
½cuporange juice or you may use grape juice/any other flavoured juice
1teaspoonvanilla essence
Instructions
Place a sieve on a bowl and sift dry ingredients - maida, baking powder, baking soda, corn flour and salt. Keep aside
In a non-stick pan, combine water, brown sugar and mixed chopped dried fruits and nuts. Heat on a medium flame and cook for 5 minutes. Keep stirring in between.
Remove from flame and let it cool down for about 5-10 minutes.
Then add – oil, all spice powder, cinnamon powder, whisked curd, orange juice and vanilla essence. Mix everything well.
Now add all the dry ingredients in 2-3 batches and keep mixing. Mix to get a lump free batter.
Grease 8-9 inches baking tin with butter/oil and dust with flour. We are using bundt cake tin. If using regular cake tin, you can also grease with oil/butter and line with parchment paper.
Pour the cake batter into the greased tin. Bake the cake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees for about 30-35 minutes, or till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Be alert and check after 30 minutes. Baking time will vary for every Oven/Convection.
Remove from the oven insert a toothpick into the middle of the cake. If it comes out clean, cake is ready. If it doesn’t come out clean, bake for a few more minutes.
Cover the cake and let it cool in baking tin for about 30 minutes. Invert on a wire rack and let it cool. Keep covered.