My tried and tested Christmas cake recipe.
Chocolate fruitcake | BBC Good Food
This is a great alternative to a traditional rich, fruit celebration cake I am used too, but works for us. As with any recipe I use , I have to substitute a little if I can't find the exact ingredients.
I used extra raisins, dried apricots and dried strawberries instead of currants. Currants can be found here, but not so common. I never use them anyway because I don't like finding stray seeds in cakes. Whilst in UK, you have a choice in quality/brand of dried fruit you buy - here, you don't. So, I wont compromise on quality. After all, this isn't a cheap cake to make! I couldn't find dried cherries of any description, so used dates. My dark chocolate was 70%. and lastly my alcohol of choice is Cherry Brandy:)
I made my cake a week ago, and today it has had its first feed. The cake will be feed 2-3 times more before been decorated nearer to Christmas.
Chocolate fruitcake | BBC Good Food
This is a great alternative to a traditional rich, fruit celebration cake I am used too, but works for us. As with any recipe I use , I have to substitute a little if I can't find the exact ingredients.
I used extra raisins, dried apricots and dried strawberries instead of currants. Currants can be found here, but not so common. I never use them anyway because I don't like finding stray seeds in cakes. Whilst in UK, you have a choice in quality/brand of dried fruit you buy - here, you don't. So, I wont compromise on quality. After all, this isn't a cheap cake to make! I couldn't find dried cherries of any description, so used dates. My dark chocolate was 70%. and lastly my alcohol of choice is Cherry Brandy:)
I made my cake a week ago, and today it has had its first feed. The cake will be feed 2-3 times more before been decorated nearer to Christmas.
