Sherly's Fruit Cake

2 cups of Maida (All purpose flour)

2 cups of granulated Sugar

1&1/2 cups of unsalted butter (3 sticks)

7 eggs

1 tsp. Baking power

1 tsp. Vanila essence

1 cup chopped nuts, kishmish etc.

6-8 Cardamoms

6-8 Cloves (optinal)

1/4th cup Orange juice

1/2 tsp. of orange zest

1 pinch salt

Method:

Start oven on 350 degrees.

Sieve Maida (Flour) with salt and baking power. Add nuts and kishmish in it. Add ground cardamoms, cloves and orange zest and mix well. Set aside

In standing mixer, beat sugar and butter until sugar dissolves and it becomes very light and fluffy.

Separate egg yolks from whites and make sure that there should be no part of yolk may be in it. Add egg yolks one by one in creamed sugar and butter. Beat well. When all the egg yolks are mixed with it, fold in flour mixture lightly. Make sure that no flour pockets remaining. · Beat separated egg whites until having stiff peaks. Fold it in batter. Add orange juice and mix well.

Pour into a greased 9" x 12" baking dish. Bake for 1 hr - 1:15 hr. Or until stick comes out clean.

Let it cool for 5 minutes then remove from pan. You are done.

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