Quick, Simple & Tasty - Try it! Recipe Here... 350g - Chopped Dried Soft Prunes 250g - Raisins 25g - Currants 175ml - Honey 125ml - Tia Maria or similar favourite 2 Oranges - Zest & Juiced (I use less, 2 can make it soggy & too orangey) 1 teaspoon - Mixed Spice 2 tablespoons - Good Quality Cocoa 175g - Softened Unsalted Butter 175g - Dark Muscovado Sugar 3 - Free-Range Eggs, Beaten 150g - Plain flour 75g - Ground Almonds 1/2 teaspoon - Baking Powder 1/2 teaspoon - Baking Soda Try a square tin, it's easier to cut the slices. I've never eaten classic English Christmas cake, it looks wonderful, especially when heavily decorated, but the flavours are just too strong & almost bitter (depending on the recipe) I much prefer a sweeter treat. I've always felt that I've been missing out though, it does look so festive, then along comes Ms Lawson, with her modern, magical wand, and hey presto, I can eat Christmas cake ;-) Some people call this her chocolate Christmas cake, which it isn't really, the classic recipe doesn't have that much chocolate, but is lovely & subtle, you could add more, but be careful; I do add more Tia Maria, and let the fruit steep at least over night. I've served this at a couple of afternoon Christmas parties, with all ages in attendance, and it went down a treat, with almost nothing left at the end! The only difference is that I decorate it completely differently. Nigella's is totally impractical, and actually doesn't look that good, here's what I do... Mix ...
