Homemade Desserts
The Chocolate Fruit Cake is a classic baking recipes favourite among many homes all over the world. In fact, it just may be one of the most consumed chocolate dessert recipes on earth! The richness of chocolate is much compensated by the fruits and raisins and depending on the amount of fruit ingredients this may very well make up for some fruit dessert recipes. A good fruit cake must be moist on the inside to taste its best Dessert recipe below show exactly how to achieve this. 115 g Fruit Mix 200 g Cherries; cut into halves 200 g Almonds; chopped 500 g Self-raising Flour; sifted 50 g Cocoa Powder 440 g Brown Sugar 425 g Margarine 2 tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp Baking Soda 2 tsp Cinnamon Powder 8 Large Eggs; at room temperature Method Soak the fruit mix in warm water for an hour. Drain well of water before mixing with cherries and almonds. Blend margarine with sugar till light and fluffy. Add in eggs one at a time. Do not overblend the batter. Sift the self-raising flour and cocoa powder with the baking powder before folding gently into the batter. Add baking soda and cinnamon powder. Lastly, add in fruit mix and mix well. Pour into greased pan and bake at 180°C for 50 minutes to 1 hour till cake is done. To get a moist fruit cake, you can always place a cup of water in the oven during baking. When cake is ready and still warm, spread the top of the cake with brandy and honey for added taste and sheen. _________________________ Click here for more Cake Recipes
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