Ingredients

• Soak in brandy:
• 575 g - Raisins
• 575 g - Sultanas
• 225 g - Mixed peel
• 450 g - Dates
• 225 g - Cherries, glazed
• 780 g - Ginger Preserve
• 250 g - Cashew Nuts
• 20 ml - Essence, vanilla mix
• 20 ml - Essence, almond mix
• 15 ml - Rose essence mix
• Ginger preserve syrup mix - to taste
• 500 ml - Brandy for soaking
• 1 tbsp- Mixed spices (cinnamon cloves, nutmeg and cardamom)
• 450 g - Rava/Soji
• 450 g - Butter
• 450 g - Sugar
• 24 - Egg yolks
• 12 - Egg whites
• 100 g - Maida.

How to Make Rich Wedding Cake

• Soak the chopped raisins, whole sultans, minced mixed peel, chopped dates for 3-7 in the brandy.
• Soak the sliced cherries in the ginger-preserve with finely chopped cashew nuts.
• Add half bottle vanilla essence, add half bottle almond essence, 3/4 bottle rose essence, ginger preserve syrup, 2 cups brandy, 1 tbsp of spice powder for 12 hours.
• Dry roast soji and leave overnight
• Now separate 24 yolks and 12 whites.
• Cream sugar and yolks, whisk whites separately until fluffy.
• Then add the fruits and semolina to the cream yolks sugar mixture. Mix well.
• Now add flour and mix well.
• Fold in the whisked whites, add the remaining vanilla and almond essence.
• Now paper line the trays with 3 layers of brown paper at the bottom and 1 butter paper and grease well.
• Add 1 brown and 1 butter paper on the sides.
• Now pour the mixture.
• Bake in a moderate oven for 2-3 hours at gas mark 3.
• Recipe Courtesy: Mangalorean Recipes.