Chocolate Cherry Fruit Cake
This recipe makes 24 slices servings
Nutritional Info |
|
|---|---|
| Per slice: about | - |
| cal | 278278 cal |
| pro | 4 g4g pro |
| total fat | 16 g16g total fat |
| sat. fat | 5 g5g sat. fat |
| carb | 32 g32g carb |
| fibre | 3 g3g fibre |
| chol | 32 mg32mg chol |
| sodium | 166 mg166mg sodium |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 33 calcium |
| iron | 99 iron |
| vit A | 1010 vit A |
| vit C | 55 vit C |
| folate | 1010 folate |
Depart from the tried and true with Elizabeth Baird's dark cake studded with dried cherries. Keep it for a special occasion and serve in thin wedges along with ice cream drizzled with kirsch or chocolate liqueur.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup butter
- 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup sour cream 1 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup brandy 1/4 cup brandy
- 3 cups chopped pecans 3 cups chopped pecans
- 2 cups dried sour cherries 2 cups dried sour cherries
Preparation
In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time; beat in vanilla. In separate bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and sa< stir into butter mixture in 3 additions, alternating with sour cream, then brandy. Sprinkle with pecans and cherries; stir just until combined.
Grease and line bottom of 10-inch (4 L) tube pan with parchment paper; scrape batter into pan, smoothing top. Tap lightly on counter. Bake in centre of 300°F (150°C) oven until tester inserted in centre comes out clean, about 1-1/2 hours.
Let cake cool in pan on rack for 30 minutes. Turn out, right side up, onto rack; let cool. Wrap in plastic wrap then foil; store in cool place for up to 2 weeks. (Make ahead: Freeze for up to 1 month.)
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