Ingredients

• 2 cups - plain flour
• 1 cup - sugar (finely powdered)
• 1 cup - butter
• 2 - eggs
• 1/2 tsp - dried ginger (finely powdered)
• 2 pinches - cinnamon powder
• 1/2 tsp - orange peel, grated
• 1/2 tsp - baking powder
• 1 tbsp - caramel (burnt sugar)
• 1 - cup raisins
• 1/2 cup - nuts (cashews, walnuts etc)
• 1 tsp - vanilla essence
• 1/2 tsp - pineapple essence

How to Make Raisin Nut Cake

• Take a tbsp of sugar, with just enough water to melt, in a small non-stick pan. Heat the sugar till it caramelises.
• Remove from stove and add a little water to this to avoid crystallisation.
• This forms the caramel.
• Method for Cake:
• Set oven for preheating at 340 degrees F.
• Beat eggs and butter well in a bowl.
• To this, add dried ginger powder, baking powder, cinnamon powder, caramel, vanilla and pineapple essence
• Then add little by little flour and sugar and mix well.
• Add the raisins and nuts to this mixture.
• Mix well.
• Take a baking pan, pour the mixture and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or till a knife comes out clean.