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Chocolate fruit cake
Photo: David Holifield

Chocolate fruit cake

20 ingredients 1 hr + 2 hr Serves 12 openrecipes
Chocolate fruit cake

The prunes in this easy Christmas cake ensure that it is dark, moist and squidgy - but what makes it really special is the chocolate.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1034
Calories
23g
Protein
28g
Fat
174g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Prune not in our table 0
Coffee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 350g/12oz dried soft prunes
  • 250g/9oz raisins
  • 125g/4oz currants
  • 175g/6oz unsalted butter
  • 175g/6oz dark muscovado sugar
  • 175ml/6fl oz honey
  • 125ml/4fl oz coffee liqueur
  • 2 oranges
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 2 tbsp good quality cocoa
  • 3 free-range eggs
  • 150g/5¼oz plain flour
  • 75g/2½oz ground almonds
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • For decoration
  • 25g/1oz dark chocolate
  • Disco Gold hologram glitter
  • 2mm gold mini balls
  • approx 10 gold stars

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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