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The Fruit Cake From My Childhood

This Tutti-Fruity Fruit Cake from my childhood is  one of the strongest food memory I have from childhood. The sweetness of the cake with its pretty tutti fruity bits in the middle just makes me so happy and reminds me of the carefree days of childhood.

Regular readers of this blog and the ones who have read any of my interview’s in media have often heard about a tutty fruity fruit cake that my mom used to bake. That I grew up eating as a child. It is one of the strongest food memory I have from childhood.

Fruit Cake of my Childhood

I have very fond memories of me sitting with mom and assembling this cake, eating little tutty fruity along side and getting gently scolded by mom for that. Of licking batter from the mixing bowl resulting in a slightly paining stomach in the night (I had a sensitive stomach growing up and raw eggs won’t sit with me) but hiding it from mom or she wouldn’t allow me to do that next time.

Being teased by my didi that if I lick that bowl so much, there will be rain on my wedding day. Yes, that’s a silly little belief they have up north that if you eat out of cooking vessels, there will be rain on the wedding day. rolls eyes

I also have clear memories of taking the cake to school and showing off and proudly telling everyone that my mom baked that cake! So innocent childhood was. I wonder if kids these days take any pride in their mum’s cooking and baking. Anyways, coming back to track, so this time when I was in Delhi ,I got mum to make this again with me and then I shared it with Ojas and surprise, he has taken it to school today as snack. Life does come a full circle after all.

 

Fruit Cake of my Childhood 1

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Some other cakes on the blog: Rainbow Cake, Apple Cinnamon Cake and Apple Raisin Cake

Fruit Cake from my childhood

Recipe of a tutty fruity fruit cake from my childhood. A cake that kind of kindled my love for baking.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Total Time 55 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Servings 10 slices

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour (maida)
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs large
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • pinch salt a

Instructions
 

  • Grease and line a square 8 inch pan with parchment paper. Pre heat the oven to 180C while you assemble the cake together.
  • Sift together all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt twice and keep aside.
  • In the jar of your mixie (that's how mom used to do back then, one can use a handheld mixer) beat together butter, oil and sugar till light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs one by one and beat well. Add vanilla essence and mix.
  • Now gently fold in the flour mixture. In the end rub tutty fruity with a little flour and fold in the batter.
  • Pour the batter in the prepared pan, sprinkle nuts of choice on top and bake for 35-40 minutes at 180C.
  • Cool completely and enjoy a slice with tea or milk.
  • The cake stays well for 2-3 days in an airtight container but never lasts that long!

Notes

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  1. Sudha Sgv says

    February 8, 2016 at 1:53 pm

    My next try

    Reply
  2. Uma “Masterchefmom” Raghuraman says

    February 8, 2016 at 4:35 pm

    I must say that your mom is a genius to use mixer to beat the butter and eggs ! Childhood food memories are so special aren’t they ? I am a tutti fruity lover too and I’m going to make this cake soon ! Pinned!

    Reply
  3. sinamontales says

    February 9, 2016 at 4:50 am

    @sudha : hope you like it 🙂

    Reply
  4. sinamontales says

    February 9, 2016 at 4:50 am

    @uma : yeah I have seen her doing so much jugaad in the kitchen, I guess with limited stuff available they had to do this. Thanks for pinning. Hope you like it

    Reply
  5. sanguthebest says

    February 9, 2016 at 6:45 am

    Hi

    Reply
  6. Noodlehead says

    February 9, 2016 at 2:18 pm

    Perfect timing Mon! I was just wondering what to make for a snack for next week. Will make this over the weekend. Thanks babe.

    Reply
  7. sinamontales says

    February 9, 2016 at 5:53 pm

    @Noodle : Most welcome. Share a picture if you make this 🙂

    Reply
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    February 10, 2016 at 8:37 am

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  9. Amrita Roy says

    February 10, 2016 at 11:59 am

    Even I often bake this cake for my daughter…..looks so yummy n spongy

    Reply
  10. sanguthebest says

    February 10, 2016 at 3:56 pm

    Hi Can I know how much is 1 cup, is it 100 g or 200 g. Every cup differs u know. Thank you.

    Reply
  11. sinamontales says

    February 14, 2016 at 10:58 am

    @Sanguthbest : no you have to use measuring cups. The ones you get in market (you can also buy by clicking on recommended products)

    Reply
  12. sinamontales says

    February 14, 2016 at 10:58 am

    Thanks @Amrita

    Reply
  13. SHILPA GARG says

    March 24, 2016 at 12:38 pm

    I made this cake today, and it turned out so perfect. Thanks for a wonderful recipe, Monika! ♥

    Reply
  14. sinamontales says

    November 14, 2016 at 10:03 am

    Thanks @Shilpa 🙂

    Reply
  15. Shavet says

    April 6, 2017 at 3:49 am

    Ah! This definitely is going to be a child’s favorite. We’d love for you to share your recipes with the 8 million mums at mycity4kids.com. Please write to me at [email protected] to know more.

    Reply
  16. Stella says

    August 13, 2017 at 11:15 pm

    You have not mentioned the Tutti Frutti, neither in the Ingredients nor in the Instructions ?????

    Reply
    • monika says

      August 26, 2017 at 10:20 am

      Sorry while the blog moved domains a lot of these problmes happened. We are manually checking all recipes and will fix it. This one is updated. Thanks for pointing

      Reply
  17. Anjali says

    October 26, 2017 at 6:27 am

    Thank you for the yummy recipe.

    Reply
    • Anjali says

      November 15, 2017 at 8:28 am

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      Reply

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Monika is an ex-IT person turned into a food blogger, consultant, home baker and an amateur food photographer. She loves music, writing, food, and travel, but not necessarily in that order ;)

Sin-A-Mon Tales is a canvas for her food memories. Apart from Sin -A- Mon Tales, Monika also writes for many online websites and publications. She's an avid reader and can always be found with a book in her bag, which mostly is as bright as her. She's an obsessive traveler and is always looking for the next food story. Read More…

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