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Chocolate Fruitcake

Name: Chocolate Fruitcake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 h
Total time: 15 h 10 min
Yield: 2 cakes, 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb 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

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Recipe by TonkcatsTonkcats

Chocolate Fruitcake

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Chef's Note

“Chocolate Fruitcake”

READY IN: 15hrs 10mins	SERVES: 12
YIELD: 2 cakes	UNITS: US

Ingredients Nutrition

1 lb 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 ounces unsweetened chocolate or 1 ¹⁄₂ ounces Choco-bake, melted

Directions

In large bowl, combine fruits.
Pour bourbon and molasses over all. Cover; let stand overnight.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. 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.
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