The festive season is here again!!
Shops in Kerala are full of Santa Claus outfits and stars, the bakeries are stuffed with plum cakes, and most catholics are on "Lent". People swear off meat, sweets, liquor, and all sorts of things for 24 days - more in the hope of losing some weight before the actual festivities begin, than for any religious reason, I think.
I thought this would be the perfect time to share this X'Mas cake recipe that was sent to me years ago by a friend and one that I have been religiously trying out:
You'll need, a cup of water, a cup of sugar, four large eggs, two cups of dried fruit. a teaspoon of baking soda, a teaspoon of salt,a cup of brown sugar, lemon juice, nuts and a bottle of whisky. Sample the whisky to check for quality.
Take a large bowl. Check the whisky again. To be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink again -- repeat.
Turn on the electric mixer, beat one cup of butter in a large bowl. Add one spoonfull of sugar and beat again.
Make sure the whisky is still O.K. Try another cup.
Turn off the mixer. Break two leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit. Mix on the turner. If the fruit gets stuck in the beaters, pry it loose with a drewscriver. Sample the whisky again to check for tonsisticity.
Next sift two cups of salt. Or something. Who cares? Check the whisky.
Now sift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one babblespoon of drown sugar, or whatever colour you can find. Wix mell. Grease the oven. Turn the cake pan to 350 greedees.
Don't forget to beat off the turner. Throw the bowl out of the window, check the whisky again and go to bed.
Wohonny Jalker.
Never fails - try it!!
Shops in Kerala are full of Santa Claus outfits and stars, the bakeries are stuffed with plum cakes, and most catholics are on "Lent". People swear off meat, sweets, liquor, and all sorts of things for 24 days - more in the hope of losing some weight before the actual festivities begin, than for any religious reason, I think.
I thought this would be the perfect time to share this X'Mas cake recipe that was sent to me years ago by a friend and one that I have been religiously trying out:
You'll need, a cup of water, a cup of sugar, four large eggs, two cups of dried fruit. a teaspoon of baking soda, a teaspoon of salt,a cup of brown sugar, lemon juice, nuts and a bottle of whisky. Sample the whisky to check for quality.
Take a large bowl. Check the whisky again. To be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink again -- repeat.
Turn on the electric mixer, beat one cup of butter in a large bowl. Add one spoonfull of sugar and beat again.
Make sure the whisky is still O.K. Try another cup.
Turn off the mixer. Break two leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit. Mix on the turner. If the fruit gets stuck in the beaters, pry it loose with a drewscriver. Sample the whisky again to check for tonsisticity.
Next sift two cups of salt. Or something. Who cares? Check the whisky.
Now sift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one babblespoon of drown sugar, or whatever colour you can find. Wix mell. Grease the oven. Turn the cake pan to 350 greedees.
Don't forget to beat off the turner. Throw the bowl out of the window, check the whisky again and go to bed.
Wohonny Jalker.
Never fails - try it!!
A truly inspiring recipe, finally! We bombay folks will definitely try it out and send you a piece with Ousep for X'mas :)
ReplyDeletePS - Keep the posts coming Uncle...they're amazing! :)