Christmas Chocolate and Orange Fruitcake
Not a fan of classic Christmas cake? Give it a modern makeover with chocolate and orange. This is one fruitcake all of the family will love!
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 541.69kcal
Ingredients
- 250 grams raisins
- 250 grams currants
- 100 grams dried cranberries
- 100 grams glace cherries
- 75 ml orange juice
- 200 grams butter
- 200 grams dark brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 100 grams dark chocolate
- 1 vanilla pod seeds only
- 200 grams self raising flour
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 100 grams ground almonds
- 1 orange zest only
Instructions
- Soak the dried fruits in the orange juice for at least half an hour and if possible over night.
- Place these to one side while preparing the cake batter.
- Line a deep cake tin (either 20cm round or 18cm square) and pre-heat the oven to gas mark 2 or 140C.
- For the cake batter, begin by beating together the butter and sugar until it is creamy and fully combined.
- Begin adding the eggs (one at a time) and beat well in between each addition.
- Next, melt the chocolate gently in a bowl over a pan of hot water and fold into the butter, sugar and egg mix along with the seeds from the vanilla pod.
- Fold in the self raising flour, cocoa, almonds and orange zest until a thick batter forms.
- Add the fruits and orange juice to the bowl and mix thoroughly until the fruit goes all the way through the cake batter.
- Pour into the lined tin and bake in the centre of the oven for 1 and a half hours or until the sponge bounces back when prodded with a finger or a skewer comes out clean.
- Leave the cake in the tin to cool before decorating.
Nutrition
Calories: 541.69kcal | Carbohydrates: 81.83g | Protein: 7.94g | Fat: 23.23g | Saturated Fat: 11.48g | Trans Fat: 0.55g | Cholesterol: 82.58mg | Sodium: 151.49mg | Potassium: 532.02mg | Fiber: 6.26g | Sugar: 43.44g | Vitamin A: 539.85IU | Vitamin C: 11.05mg | Calcium: 82.15mg | Iron: 3.26mg