Chocolate ale fruit cake - recipe


Chocolate ale fruit cake

  • Prepare

  • Serves
    1

  • Cook

  • Skill
    Easy

4.6

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  1. 1

    Put the dried fruit into a large pan and cover with the bottled ale.

    For this step you'll need:

    • 390g Dried mixed fruits
    • 250ml Chocolate ale
  2. 2

    Gently heat the fruit until the ale is hot, but not boiling. Remove from the heat, cover and preferably leave overnight.

  3. 3

    When you are ready to cook the loaf, preheat the oven to 140°C ( 120°C fan, 275°F, gas mark 1) and grease a 25 x 11cm (10 x 4.5 inch) loaf tin with butter.

  4. 4

    Add the sugar, flours, mixed spice and eggs to the fruit mixture. Stir well until all the ingredients are combined.

    For this step you'll need:

    • 100g Unrefined dark muscovado sugar
    • 85g Self-raising white flour
    • 100g Self-raising wholemeal flour
    • 3tsp Mixed spice
    • 2 Egg(s) (free range) beaten
  5. 5

    Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin. Bake in the preheated oven for an hour and a quarter until risen, pale brown and firm to the touch.

  6. 6

    Take the loaf out of the tin and leave on a wire rack to cool, still in its tin.

  7. 7

    Remove from the tin and wrap the loaf tightly in cling film. Keep in a cool dry place. This loaf is delicious toasted and buttered with raspberry jam or served with a piece of strong mature cheese.

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