This yummy rum cake, not only completely eliminates the dreaded maida (all purpose flour) but substitutes it with iron-rich raagi instead. Add to that the goodness of dates and you have a winner! The original recipe comes from my young friend and neighbor Aditi Kulkarni. Thanks Aditi! I tweaked it a little to change some proportions and put measurements in cups instead of grams. Here it goes. * I have used Old Monk black rum for the recipe. For kid friendly non-alcoholic version use apple juice instead. Ingredients: Group 1: Dates- 1 and 1/2 to 2 cups chopped, Walnuts - 1/2 cup chopped Rum/apple juice - enough to soak the dates and walnuts Group 2: Raagi flour (nachani) - 2 cups Coco powder - 1/2 cup Baking soda - 1 and 1/2 tsp Baking powder - 3/4 tsp Group 3: Butter (amul, regular) - 1/2 cup Oil (any, i used sunflower) - 1/4 cup Eggs - 4 Vanilla essence - 2 tsp Powdered sugar - 1 cup Sugar - 1/2 cup Recipe: 2 days before D-Day, add rum to the da...
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