Enjoy this delicious chocolate chunk cake with raisins, candied pineapple, nuts and cherries.
Chocolate Chunk Christmas Cake
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 3 hr 15 min
- Ingredients 19
- Servings 60
Ingredients
- 2 cups raisins
- 2 cups golden raisins
- 2 cups candied red and green cherries
- 1 cup cut-up candied pineapple
- 1 cup cut-up dates
- 1 cup slivered blanched almonds
- 16 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 3 cups all purpose or unbleached flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1 1/4 cups firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 6 eggs
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/3 cup cold strong coffee
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 300°F. Generously grease and flour three 8x4-inch loaf pans. In very large bowl, combine raisins, golden raisins, cherries, pineapple, dates, almonds and chocolate; mix well.
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Step2Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt, nutmeg and cloves; mix well. Sprinkle over fruit; stir to coat and separate fruit. Set aside.
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Step3In large bowl, combine brown sugar and butter; beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in molasses. (Mixture may look curdled). Pour over fruit mixture; mix well. Stir in coffee until well mixed. Spoon and spread into greased and floured pans.
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Step4Bake at 300°F. for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours or until loaves are deep golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap or foil. Store in refrigerator for up to 1 month or freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
200
Calories
7g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
32g
Total Carbohydrate
23g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories
- 200
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 20%
- Cholesterol
- 30mg
- 10%
- Sodium
- 105mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 32g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 23g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 1/2 Fat;
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