Dark chocolate, almond and cherry Christmas cake
In a stroke of pure genius Dannii adds dark chocolate to this Christmas cake recipe which works beautifully with the Urban Fruit cherries. As if Christmas cake could get any better!
When I think of Christmas cake, I think of dried fruit, booze and Christmas spices. For me, that is what makes a Christmas cake.
Having never really been a fan of traditional Christmas cake, but having always been a fan of cake, I like finding ways to add a little new twist to it. As long as there is some fruit, cinnamon and my favourite tipple in it, then it is suitable for Christmas for me.
As if there isn't enough chocolate involved at Christmas time, I have added a little bit of dark chocolate in to the mix as dark chocolate and cherries is a match made in heaven.
Ingredients
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- 250g of almond meal
- 5 tbsp of coconut flour, (available from most health food shops)
- 100g of dark chocolate, cut into small chunks
- 180g of dried cherries
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 6 tbsp of coconut oil
- 2 tbsp of rum
- 6 tbsp of maple syrup
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Icing sugar
- 6 tbsp of Greek yoghurt
- 1 tbsp of maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- dried cherries, for decoration
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