Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, chocolate fruit cake. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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Chocolate Fruit Cake is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Chocolate Fruit Cake is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chocolate fruit cake using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Chocolate Fruit Cake:
- Take 350 grams Dried Prunes (chopped)
- Get 250 grams Raisins
- Prepare 125 grams Currants
- Prepare 175 grams Butter
- Prepare 175 grams Molasses Sugar
- Take 175 ml Honey
- Take 125 ml Coffee Liqueur
- Take 2 Oranges (Zested & Juiced)
- Make ready 1 tsp Mixed Spice
- Make ready 2 tbsp Cocoa
- Make ready 3 Eggs (Beaten)
- Take 150 grams Flour
- Prepare 75 grams Almonds (Ground)
- Prepare 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
I immediately decided I had to make a version of it as my own Christmas cake this year. One Bowl Chocolate Fruit Cake is two layers of chocolate cake, separated with homemade whipped cream and topped with more whipped cream and fresh fruit. And, the cake batter is all combined in one bowl, which makes this cake as easy to make as it is delicious and beautiful! For another layered cake, try my Chocolate and Orange Cake.
Instructions to make Chocolate Fruit Cake:
- Prehead oven to 150°C - Line cake tin with baking parchment strips
- Place fruit, butter, sugar, honey, coffee liqueuer, orange zest & juice, mixed spice and cocoa into a large wide saucepan. Heat until reaching a gentle boil, stirring the mixture as the butter melts. Allow to simmer for 10 mins. Leave to cool for 30 mins.
- Add eggs, flour, ground almonds, baking powder & baking soda. Mix well with spatula until ingredients have combined.
- Mix in coffee liqueur
- Carefully pour into tin. - Do not overfill - rises quite a bit.Bake for 105 to 120 minutes or until the top of the cake is firm & has a shiny, sticky look. - Inserting a sharp knife into the cake, should reveal a slightly undercooked middle!
Pour the fruit cake mixture into the prepared cake tin. If you insert a cake tester into the centre of the cake it will still be a little gooey in the middle. Put the cake on a cooling rack. Nigella's easy chocolate fruit cake is dark, moist and delicious - loaded with coffee and orange flavours. Perfect for Christmas or anytime of the year.
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