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Rich Chocolate Cherry Fruitcake

Recipes for Home and Restaurant

by Nadine Lloyd

Rich Chocolate Cherry Fruitcake Recipe by Nadine Lloyd

Ingredients:

(Serves 6-8)

Day 1:

  • 680g (24oz.) Jar pitted cherries (in juice)

  • 1 cup cherry juice

  • ½ cup kirsch

  • 3 cups dried Christmas fruit mix


Day 2:

  • 2½ cups self-rising flour

  • 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves

  • ½ teaspoon sea salt – to taste

  • 500g (1.1lb.) fresh cherries – to garnish

  • 100g (3.5oz.) dark chocolate – melted

Method:

Day 1:

Using a large bowl, stir in the cherries, cherry juice, dried fruit mix, and kirsch.

Cover and set aside overnight.

Rich Chocolate Cherry Fruitcake Sauce Recipe by Nadine Lloyd

Day 2:

Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F)

Grease and line a cake tin.

Set aside.


Sift the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and sea salt through the fruit mixture.

Fold through until the flour has been evenly incorporated throughout the mixture.

Rich Chocolate Cherry Fruitcake Mixture - Recipe by Nadine Lloyd

Pour or ladle the mixture into the lined tin.

Bake for 1 - 1½ hours, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.


Remove the cake from the tin and place it onto a wire rack.

Set aside until completely cooled.


Add fresh cherries to the top.

Drizzle melted chocolate over the cake.


Place the cake into the refrigerator to harden the chocolate before slicing.



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