CHOCOLATE CRANBERRY FRUITCAKE...

"Do you know what chocolate is made of? It is made of cocoa, dense, strong, velvety... abyss, dark, deep, enveloping..." -Fabrizio Caramagna

….I’ve tweaked the original recipe and changed a few ingredients around to make it work better. Absolutely a favourite. You can scatter chocolate chips on top of the batter before baking....the combination of cranberry and chocolate is definitely wonderful.                 

PREHEAT oven to 300 degrees. Line 7 small loaf tins with veggie sprayed parchment paper. 

Basic recipe makes a normal loaf. I TRIPLE this recipe to get 7 small loaf pans, or ONE angel food cake pan.

                                        

I prefer the small loaves as they freeze well.

Easier to do a TRIPLE batch as then you can have the cake on hand...

So here we go.....recipe is as follows........

"Baking a Christmas cake is a work of art that warms the soul..." -Unknown

A GROUP (SOAK the FRUIT)

                1 cup golden raisins, 1 cup dried cranberries, ¼ cup rum  or other,                  1 cup slivered almonds,1 ½ cups choc chips                                      

"Cake, like Christmas, is ALWAYS a good idea..." -Unknown

B GROUP ( Dry ingredients) 1 ½ cups flour, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp gr ginger

                 ½ tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp baking soda, ¼ tsp nutmeg, ¼ tsp allspice

                                                      

"Other foods are just food. But chocolate is CHOCOLATE..." 

                                                                                                              -Patrick Skene Caitling

 C GROUP: ½ cup plant butter, ¾ cup brown sugar, 3 large eggs, 2 tbsp maple syrup

                    1/3 cocoa mixed into the softened  butter,  ½-3/4 cup orange juice or other

Fold all together with a wooden spoon or spatula till well combined. Divide between pans

Bake in oven till cake tester comes out clean. This may take 40 minutes to 1 hour. You must test cake periodically, and add minutes to baking timer as needed. Wrap well by putting entire small loaf pan with baked Cake into a freezer bag, and label...

"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves."- Eric Severeid

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