Rich Chocolate Drambuie Fruitcake

Submitted by oatsfudge

"This recipe is from Better Homes and Gardens magazine,and is always a winner."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs
• Ingredients: 24
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 cups sultanas
• 1⁄3 cup sultana
• 2 cups raisins (chopped)
• 1⁄3 cup raisins (chopped)
• 1 cup currants
• 2⁄3 cup currants
• 1 cup pitted prune, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup pitted prune, chopped
• 1 cup pitted dates, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup pitted dates, chopped
• 3⁄4 cup mixed peel
• 2⁄3 cup glace cherries, chopped into quarters
• 340 ml drambuie
• 1⁄3 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon lemon rind
• 250 g butter
• 1 cup demerara sugar
• 1⁄2 cup demerara sugar
• 6 eggs
• 90 g dark chocolate
• 125 g chopped pecans
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1 cup self raising flour
• 1⁄4 cup cocoa

directions

1. Combine fruit and 1 cup(250 ml)of Drambuie,honey and lemon rind,mix well,cover and stand overnight(I left it for ten days!).
2. Grease a 6 hole Texas muffin pan(3/4 cup capacity)AND line base and sides of a deep 25cm round OR 19 cm square pan with 2 layers of baking paper and bring the paper 5 cm above edges of pan.
3. Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl with electric mixer until just combined,add eggs one at a time,beating until just combined.
4. Stir in fruit mixture,chocolate,nuts,then sifted flours and cocoa in halves,mix well.
5. Place level 3/4 cups of mixture into each hole of the pan.spread remainder into other pan,decorate tops with extra pecans or cherries if desired.
6. Muffins take 1+1/2 hours in a very slow oven,cake slow oven 3 hours.
7. Brush hot cakes with remainder of Drambuie and cover tightly with foil.

Reviews

[heleroma]

Awesome. I soaked the fruit in Drambuie for <br/>10 days, stirring once or twice a day.