Name: Dark chocolate fruit cakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 300 gram packet dried fruit salad, finely chopped; 1/3 cup dried pear, finely chopped; 1/3 cup dry sherry, plus 1 tablespoon extra; 125 gram butter, at room temperature; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 2 eggs; 100 gram dark eating chocolate, coarsely chopped; 1/2 cup plain flour; 1/3 cup self-raising flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 16 blanched almonds

Dark chocolate fruit cakes

Makes 2 Item

Prep

20M

Cook

55M

Total

1H 15M

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Ingredients

300 gram packet dried fruit salad, finely chopped

1/3 cup dried pear, finely chopped

1/3 cup dry sherry, plus 1 tablespoon extra

125 gram butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup caster sugar

2 eggs

100 gram dark eating chocolate, coarsely chopped

1/2 cup plain flour

1/3 cup self-raising flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

16 blanched almonds

Method

1.Place dried fruit salad, dried pear and sherry in a medium bowl; mix to combine. Cover fruit with plastic food wrap. Set aside for 4 hours to soak.

2.Preheat oven to 170°C/150°C fan-forced. Grease and line 2 x 10cm (2-cup) square cake pans with double layers of baking paper, extending paper 2cm above the rim. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in a small bowl until light and creamy. Add eggs, one by one, beating well after each addition.

3.Stir in fruit mixture and chocolate. Sift in flours and cinnamon. Spoon into prepared pans; smooth surface. Gently press almonds onto surface. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean. Remove from oven; drizzle with extra sherry. Cool completely in pans.

Makes 2
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