Chocolate and port Christmas cake
Traditional Australian Christmas cake made with dried fruit and chocolate
Preparation
375 g raisins, light | |
375 g raisins, dark | |
340 g prunes, pitted | |
225 ml port wine | |
Put the raisins in a large bowl, cut up the prunes and add to the bowl. Add the port and mix well. Leave to stand for two hours, stirring occasionally. | |
Розігріти робочу камеру до 140°C Гаряче повітря вологе | |
250 g butter | |
1 tbsp vanilla essence | |
225 g cane sugar | |
4 eggs | |
Beat the butter until pale and fluffy. Add the vanilla essence and beat until the mixture is light and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. | |
Add the creamed mixture to the fruit and combine well. | |
1 orange, zest and juice | |
75 g treacle | |
450 g flour | |
2 tbsp baking powder | |
1 tbsp mixed spice | |
1 tbsp nutmeg | |
1 tbsp cinnamon | |
200 g chocolate, dark | |
250 g glacé cherries | |
200 g walnuts | |
Zest and juice the orange. Chop the walnuts. Break the chocolate into pieces, place in a bowl and melt over a bain-marie. | |
Add the juice, zest and treacle to the fruit mixture and stir to combine. Sift the flour, baking powder and spices into the bowl. Stir in the melted chocolate, glacé cherries and walnuts until just combined. | |
Cover the bottom of the springform tin with baking paper and grease the sides with butter. Turn the mixture into the tin and smooth the surface of the cake. Place the tin on the wire shelf in the preheated cooking space. Bake. | |
Засунути страву для випікання | |
Гаряче повітря вологе 140°C протягом 3 годин | |
50 ml port wine | |
Remove the cake from the cooking space, pour over extra port wine. Leave the cake in the tin and wrap in a clean kitchen towel for 24 hours. | |
Gently turn the cake out of the tin. |
Поради
Keeps for several weeks in an airtight container.
- Wire shelf
- Spring form tin, ø24 cm
Кількість | Інгредієнт |
---|---|
225 g | cane sugar |
340 g | prunes |
450 g | flour |
4 | eggs |
200 g | chocolate |
750 g | raisins |
275 ml | port wine |
250 g | glacé cherries |
250 g | butter |
1 tbsp | mixed spice |
1 tbsp | nutmeg |
200 g | walnuts |
1 tbsp | cinnamon |
1 tbsp | vanilla essence |
75 g | treacle |
1 | orange |
2 tbsp | baking powder |
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