Ingredients :
- Eggs - 2
- Ghee / Butter (Not molten, but semi solid at room temperature)- 1/2 cup (tea cup)
- All purpose flour - 1 n half cup (tea cup)
- Sugar - 1 cup (tea cup)
- Salt - less than 1/4 tsp
- Milk - 1/2 cup( tea cup)
- Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tsp
- Baking Powder - 1 tsp
- Dry fruits - 1/2 cup ( tea cup)
Procedure :
- In a blender add 2 eggs and blend them until frothy for 2-3 minutes.
- Add Ghee/ Butter to the eggs and beat them together.
- Add All purpose flour, sugar , salt , vanilla essence and mix well with a spatula.
- Boil 1 cup milk in microwave and add 1/2 cup of milk to the blender.
- Blend all the ingredients for 4-5 minutes.
- If the batter appears too thick add another 1/4 cup of milk to the batter. The batter should not be too liquidy. It should be a little thick.
- Finally add baking powder and blend the contents again for 3-4 minutes.
- Chop dry fruits - cashews and almonds and keep aside.
- Pre heat oven to 350 F for 8 minutes.
- Take a baking pan and place parchment paper on it.
- Sprinkle half of the chopped nuts on the parchment paper.
- Pour half of the cake batter over the nuts.
- Now sprinkle the remaining nuts on the cake batter and pour the rest of the cake batter on top.
- Bake at 360 F for 12 minutes and then at 375 F for another 8-10 minutes. The top of the cake gets browny. Make sure it does not burn !
- Check if a knife inserted in the cake comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool down for a couple of hours
- Cut into pieces and store in a air tight container. This cake stays good for a week.
- Enjoy the dry fruit cake with a cup of tea/coffee :)
