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Chocolate Fruit Cake (Nigella Lawson) Recipe

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Ingredients
19
Count
Nutrition
459
Calories
Total time
150
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
  2. Line the sides and bottom of an 8 by 3 1/2-inch deep, round loose-bottomed cake tin with a layer of reusable silicon baking parchment. When lining the tin with the parchment, cut the material into strips that are twice as high as the tin itself (it is easier to use two shorter strips of parchment, than one long strip); the height of the strips protects the cake from catching on the outside of the cake tin.
  3. Place the fruit, butter, sugar, honey, coffee liqueur, orange zest and juice, mixed spice and cocoa into a large wide saucepan. Heat the mixture until it reaches a gentle boil, stirring the mixture as the butter melts. Let the mixture simmer for 10 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat and leave to stand for 30 minutes.
  4. After 30 minutes, the mixture will have cooled a little. Add the eggs, flour, ground almonds, baking powder and baking soda, and mix well with a wooden spoon or spatula until the ingredients have combined.
  5. Carefully pour the fruitcake mixture into the lined cake tin. Transfer the cake tin to the oven and bake for 1 3/4 to 2 hours, or until the top of the cake is firm but will has a shiny and sticky look. At this point, if you insert a sharp knife into the middle of the cake, the cake should still be a little uncooked in the middle.
  6. Place the cake on a cooling rack. Once the cake has cooled, remove it from the tin.
  7. To decorate, place the chocolate-covered coffee beans in the centre of the cake and arrange the gold stars around the perimeter of the top of the cake. Then sprinkle some gold mini-balls over the whole cake and sprinkle the top with edible glitter.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 459.28 Kcal (1923 kJ)
Calories from fat 81.1 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.01g 14%
Cholesterol 24.92mg 8%
Sodium 870.43mg 36%
Potassium 1152.36mg 25%
Total Carbs 93.37g 31%
Sugars 64.03g 256%
Dietary Fiber 9.04g 36%
Protein 6.82g 14%
Vitamin C 141.6mg 236%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 1.7mg 9%
Calcium 293.7mg 29%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 127.26 Kcal (533 kJ)
Calories from fat 22.47 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.5g 14%
Cholesterol 6.91mg 8%
Sodium 241.18mg 36%
Potassium 319.29mg 25%
Total Carbs 25.87g 31%
Sugars 17.74g 256%
Dietary Fiber 2.5g 36%
Protein 1.89g 14%
Vitamin C 39.2mg 236%
Iron 0.5mg 9%
Calcium 81.4mg 29%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.1
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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