Chocolate Fruitcake Recipe

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Ingredients
18
Count
Nutrition
623
Calories
Total time
60
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 edible gold stars around the perimeter of the top of the cake (if you can find them- not listed in ingredients as Zaar will not accept). 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 623.26 Kcal (2609 kJ)
Calories from fat 189.33 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.04g 32%
Cholesterol 39.09mg 13%
Sodium 323.48mg 13%
Potassium 687.63mg 15%
Total Carbs 107.63g 36%
Sugars 64.77g 259%
Dietary Fiber 7.5g 30%
Protein 5.33g 11%
Vitamin C 20.9mg 35%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 2.5mg 14%
Calcium 124.8mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 305.19 Kcal (1278 kJ)
Calories from fat 92.71 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.3g 32%
Cholesterol 19.14mg 13%
Sodium 158.4mg 13%
Potassium 336.72mg 15%
Total Carbs 52.71g 36%
Sugars 31.72g 259%
Dietary Fiber 3.67g 30%
Protein 2.61g 11%
Vitamin C 10.2mg 35%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 6%
Iron 1.2mg 14%
Calcium 61.1mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.4
    Points
  • 17
    PointsPlus

Good Points

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

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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