Chocolate Fruit Cake | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Chocolate Fruit Cake | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

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I know there are a lot of ingredients listed, but you don’t have to do much more than bung them in a pan and stir.

Keywords

  • Indulgent
  • Sociable
  • Sweet
  • Christmas
  • Partytime
  • Chocolate
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Ingredients

  • 350 grams prunes (scissored or chopped)
  • 250 grams raisins
  • 125 grams currants
  • 50 grams piece candied orange peel
  • 175 grams soft unsalted butter
  • 175 grams dark brown muscovado sugar
  • 175 millilitres runny honey
  • 125 millilitres tia maria or other coffee liqueur
  • zest of 2 oranges plus approx. 125ml/ ½ cup of juice
  • 1 teaspoon mixed spice
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa
  • 3 large eggs (beaten)
  • 150 grams plain flour
  • 75 grams ground almonds
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

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