Chocolate Fruit Cake II Recipe

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Ready in: > 5 hrs
recipe difficulty 3/5

Difficulty: 3 (1=easiest :: hardest=5)

Serves/Makes: 2 loaves

Ingredients:
1 pound mixed candied fruit
4 ounces cherries, dried
4 ounces pineapple, dried
3 cups golden raisins
2 cups currants, dried
1 cup dates, chopped
1 cup bourbon
1 cup molasses
3 cups mixed nuts, chopped
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
8 eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1 1/2 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted or
1 1/2 package Choco-bake

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Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In large bowl, combine fruits. Pour bourbon and molasses over all. Cover; let stand over- night, then add nuts to fruit mixture. Cream butter with sugars. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add chocolate. Add remaining ingredients to mixture; mix well. Add fruits and nuts; pour into 2 greased and waxed paper-lined 9 x 5 x 3-inch pans. Bake for 3 hours. Cool cakes in pans for 1 hour, then cool on wire racks. Wrap in foil until ready to use.

This recipe from CDKitchen for Chocolate Fruit Cake II serves/makes 2 loaves

Recipe ID: 31950

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