Photo: David Holifield
Chocolate fruit cake
20 ingredients
1 hr + 2 hr
Serves 12
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The prunes in this easy Christmas cake ensure that it is dark, moist and squidgy - but what makes it really special is the chocolate.
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
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