Chocolate Fruitcake
- 1 lb mixed candied fruit
- 4 ounces cherries, dried
- 4 ounces pineapple, dried
- 3 cups golden raisins
- 2 cups currants, dried
- 1 cup dates, chopped
- 1 cup Bourbon
- 1 cup molasses
- 3 cups mixed nuts, chopped
- 12 cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 8 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 12 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 12 teaspoon nutmeg
- 12 teaspoon allspice
- 1 12 ounces unsweetened chocolate or 1 12 ounces Choco-bake, melted
- In large bowl, combine fruits.
- Pour bourbon and molasses over all.
- Cover; let stand overnight.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Add nuts to fruit mixture.
- Cream butter with sugars.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Add chocolate.
- Add remaining ingredients to mixture; mix well.
- Add fruits and nuts.
- Pour into 2 greased and waxed paper-lined 9 x 5 x 3-inch pans.
- Bake for 3 hours.
mixed candied fruit, cherries, pineapple, golden raisins, currants, dates, bourbon, molasses, mixed nuts, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, chocolate
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-fruitcake-4440 (may not work)