Chocolate Chip & Fruit Rum Cake

A very happy Christmas &  prosperous new year !!!!
Christmas & Fruit cake always reminds me of my old neighbors cum friends, most of  them were Catholics & on Christmas they used to gift us varieties of Christmas goodies all homemade & i used to love their fruit cakes...Today i'm sharing a chocolate fruit rum cake it;s moist & pieces of fruit at each bite try it...

Few years i had Christmas rum cake at a friends party, since then i wanted to make a rum cake...In my house we don't have alcohol i used to make this same recipe with orange juice few months back when i had been to my brother's house i got a hold of  half a bottle of rum took it home  & tried this chocolate fruit rum cake a good combination & i was thrilled with result ...I hate the smell of alcohol but smell of the rum cake & the cinnamon  was gr8 👌👍 & i don't mind having a rum cake & i enjoy it 😁😋 Instead of rum you can add juice of 2 oranges.. 

Ingredients :

• 1&1/2 cup / 200 gm all purpose flour.
• 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp vegetable oil.
• 125 gm brown sugar ( powdered )
• 1 tsp baking powder.
• 4 eggs.
• 30 gm dried cranberries.
• 30 gm dried strawberries.
• 30 gm black currants.
• 30 gm sultanas.
• 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp rum.
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder.
• 1/8 cup warm water.
• 40 gm chocolate chips.

Pre note : Before you make the cake remember to soak the dry fruits in rum for 2 days or if using orange juice soak it for 9 to 10 hrs.

Method :

1. Soak  the dried cranberries,strawberries,black currants & sultanas in rum close with a lid & keep in cool place for 2 or 3 days.
2. You can see the dried fruits are blotted up.

Let's start mixing the cake:

• Drain the dry fruits in colander (reserve the leftover rum) & dust the fruits  with the flour & dust 30 gm of chocolate chips & keep aside.
• Grease the cake tin 8 inch diameter pan & line it with parchment paper.
• Sieve the flour, baking powder,cinnamon & mix it well.
• Pre heat the oven 200 C. gas oven.

• In a mixing bowl add the eggs,oil,powdered sugar & beat till its well blended.
• Add in flour & mix to combine fold in the dry fruits,the reserved rum & 1/8 cup warm water mix it gently.

• Add the 30 gm chocolate chips & fold till it's well combined pour into the greased cake tin.

• Garnish the remaining 10 gm chocolate chips on top & bake for 45 min or prick with a  knife if it comes out clean it's done..

• Happy Christmas once again & enjoy the rum cake 😋