Chocolate Christmas Cake With Quince Glaze | Donna Hay

Ingredients

• 1½ cups (260g) pitted prunes
• 1½ teaspoons bicarbonate of (baking) soda
• 1 cup (250ml) boiling water
• 1½ cups (240g) dried currants
• ¾ cup (180ml) rum
• 85g unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1½ cups (260g) light brown sugar
• 1½ tablespoons finely grated orange rind
• 6 eggs
• 1½ cups (225g) self-raising (self-rising) flour, sifted
• ⅓ cup (35g) cocoa powder, sifted
• 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• 150g dark chocolate, melted
• 300g store-bought quince jelly
• 50g dark chocolate, finely chopped