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Spiced chocolate Christmas cake
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Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
95 minutes
Total Time:
110 minutes
Make a festive spiced chocolate Christmas cake with a non-alcoholic twist - swap brandy for orange juice.
Ingredients:
  • 1kg mixed fruit
  • 125ml brandy
  • 250g butter, chopped
  • 275g brown sugar
  • 300g plain flour
  • 35g cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Cloves
  • 2.50 gm Ground Nutmeg
  • 2.50 gm Ground Cinnamon
  • 100g dark cooking chocolate, chopped
  • 3 Free Range Eggs
  • 80ml brandy
  • Icing sugar, to dust
Instructions:
  • Preheat oven to 150C. Grease and line a 23cm round or 19cm square cake pan with 3 layers of baking paper, ensuring the paper extends 5cm above the sides.
  • Combine the fruit, brandy or orange juice, butter, and brown sugar in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir gently for 5 minutes or until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves. Let it cool for 10 minutes before using.
  • Sift the flour, cocoa powder, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon over the fruit. Mix in the chocolate and eggs until combined. Transfer the mixture to the pan and bake for 1 1⁄2 hours until a skewer comes out clean. Drizzle with extra brandy or orange juice. Allow to cool wrapped in a tea towel and dust with icing sugar before serving.

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