My hubby wanted a fruit cake, I wanted a chocolate cake. I looked in the cupboard and did not have enough fruit for a fruit cake so decided on a compromise and bake a chocolate fruit cake instead. It turned out rather nice so I thought I’d share the recipe with you.
Ingredients
175g Softened Butter or Margarine
175g Caster Sugar
3 Eggs (yolks mixed until yellow and whites whisked until light and fluffy)
140g Self Raising Flour (sieved)
85g Dried Mixed Fruit
½ tsp Baking Powder
½ tsp Vanilla Essence
100ml Milk
4 tablespoons Cocoa Powder (sieved)
50g Chocolate chips
Grate Chocolate to decorate (optional)
Method
Heat oven to Gas Mark 4 / 180C/ 350F
Line or grease a loaf cake tin
Beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy
Add flour, fruit, baking powder, vanilla essence, milk and sieved cocoa mix for one minute
Fold in the egg whites and chocolate chips
Bake in the middle of the oven for 55-60 mins or until skewer comes clean
Rest for 5 minutes before taking out of baking tin
Grate some chocolate over the top (optional)
It slips down rather nicely with a cup of tea 🙂
Sounds like the perfect compromise and thanks for sharing the recipe.
Looks great