Chocolate Fruit Cake Recipe

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Ingredients for Chocolate Fruit Cake Recipe

  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¼ cup breakfast cocoa
  • Yolks 3 eggs
  • ½ cup cold water
  • 1¼ cups bread flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup candied cherries
  • 1/3 cup raisins, seeded and cut in pieces
  • 1½ tablespoons brandy
  • 1/3 cup walnut meats, cut in pieces
  • Whites 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  1. Cover fruit with brandy and let stand several hours.
  2. Mix ingredients in order given, and bake in deep cake pan for 50 minutes at 350 degrees.
  3. Cover with a white frosting, and as soon as frosting is set, spread as thinly as possible with melted chocolate.

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