Comments on: Chocolate Fruit Cake

By: Maria Jose

Maria Jose — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:11:00 +0000

Hi Neethu,

Sorry for the delayed reply. I was away on holiday. Here is the substitution:

Substitution for self raising flour – to get 1 cup self-raising flour, add 1 1/2 tsp baking powder+ 1/4 tsp salt to 1 cup all purpose flour.

Hope your cake comes out well. Happy baking!

Cheers
Maria

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:02:55 +0000

Hi Soja,

Though I havent used any substitutes for rum, some of my readers used orange juice instead of rum. You can see their comment under the traditional Xmas cake recipe in the site. I guess that’s a good substitute. Hope you will like the cake.

Please do share your feedback, if you happen to bake this :)

Cheers
Maria

By: Soja

Soja — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:55:28 +0000

Maria,
I would like to make this cake very much.But alas,I stay in Kuwait where rum is unavailable or rather prohibited. :(
Is there any substitute for rum without much compromise on flavour or taste?
Thanks,
Soja.

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:46:47 +0000

Hi Princy,

Thanks for visiting us and also for leaving a comment. Great to know that you like the recipes here. :)

I assume you’re saying that cake is crumbling when you trying to cut it, is it? Try dipping the knife in hot water, wipe it & cut the cake. Hope it works.

Cheers
Maria

By: Princy

Princy — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:28:36 +0000

Hi Maria..jus got to know about ur site recently!!! The recipes are awesome specially the malayalee christian recipes..:) Tried baking this cake…..it is tasty n yum…but am not able to slice it into pieces…..am confused wht went wrong…:(

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 04 May 2010 11:14:10 +0000

Shabs, I’ve used 2 tbsp of self raising flour, I guess that’s why there is no other raising agent. If you are using plain flour, add baking powder accordingly. Hope it works…

Cheers
Maria

By: shab

shab — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:49:27 +0000

Maria, was thnking if u dint use any raising agent here?…ur cake looks real good…i want to try one w/o chocolate n bake it in 6 inch pan, n reached here….we love fruit cakes, so thought of baking one w/o alcohol….