In India you will find tutti frutti cake in every other grocery stores and local bakeries. Crumbly soft and really delicious! However I always find the store bought cakes extremely sweet. Which is why I prefer to just whisk it up and bake at home.
What is Tutti Frutti ?
Tutti Frutti is colourful confectionery candies fruits prepared from raw papaya. It is used very widely in India.
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Where to find Tutti Frutti ?
Most Indian stores with carry small 7 oz containers. Just ask if you can’t locate. It is also quite easy to make at home, if you can manage to find the time to chop the raw papaya. Here is a link that might help. The colorful studs in between makes it quite appealing to the kids. As a kid I remember occasionally I would pick those fruits from the cake slice making a horrible mess in the process. Yesterday I saw Avyan doing the same. He however called it gummy LOL!
How to prepare Tutti Frutti Cake ?
It’s an easy one-bowl cake batter:
KEY NOTE: It’s extremely important to coat the candied fruits in flour or else it will sink at the bottom of the pan.
PRO TIP: If the cake batter feels too thick, add little milk to loosen it up.
When it comes to cake, fruit cakes are my favorite, be it with fresh fruits, dried fruits or candied fruits.
Here are few fruitcake recipes you might enjoy:
Easy Summer Plum Cake
One Bowl Apple Almond Cake
One Bowl Banana Nut Bread
Spiced Poached Pear Chocolate Cake
