“Then plum pottage, much like our beloved mince pies, took shape over the 17 th and 18 th centuries, as the recipe’s meat was gradually left out in favor of suet. It was the invention of the ...

Figgy pudding is a steamed cake that usually consists of dried fruit, brown sugar, candied orange peel, eggs, breadcrumbs, warm spices like nutmeg and cloves, and suet (beef or mutton fat). Once ...

In its most basic form, figgy pudding is a steamed, often domed-shaped cake made with alcohol and dried fruit. The first version of figgy pudding surfaced in Britain in the 14th century .

Christmas pudding is a traditional Christmas dessert made with a combination of dried fruits, nuts, eggs or molasses, spices, flour and butter. Steaming is generally the cooking method used to ...

Instructions: Preheat the oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a cake pan. Cream butter and sugar: In a mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar ...

Soon English plum cakes spread to the rest of India, at least to all the parts where the Brits resided. Even today, the shelves of bakeries in Kerala are packed with plum cakes any time of the year.