Chocolate Fruit Cake

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Couldn't wait to try this even though I hate fruitcake because it looked so good. This cake was a breeze to prepare. It turned out moist and rich. The orange, chocolate, coffee liquer and spices combine to give it complexity with no one flavor predominating. The smell is to die for and it makes a very elegant presentation. Everyone who has tasted it has said the same thing - they hate fruit cake, but love this. Nigella hit it out of the park with this one!

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This is a very easy recipe and it's a lovely moist cake. It's important to note though, that there are a LOT of prunes in this cake and usually people eat prunes and drink prune juice for constipation... enough said. Apart from that, it's yummy!

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I have never even found a fruit cake that I was willing to make. I tried this one and it is absolutely outstanding! Have decided to call it a Holiday Cake though. Fruit Cake just has such a bad rap.

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Can this be cooked in 10 inch tube pan? How would that affect cooking time?

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To Kathleen: You can substitute pumpkin pie spice for mixed spice which is what it's called in the UK and Australia.

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I came in on the tail end of this show and missed what "MIXED SPICES"
are. Can anyone help me please.
doctorwutwo@yahoo.com
Name: Kathy

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I am not a fan at all of fruit cakes, however, this one i would walk on burning coals for ... quick and easy to make and oh so easy to eat...

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This was a very easy cake to make and had a perfect moist texture...but...there was something missing in the taste. I spread butter on a slice and that made it more interesting. Also the top and bottom of the cake got slightly burnt...I guess my oven though I couldn't make it go any lower than it did.

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This was the best fruitcake I have ever tasted. It was moist with an elegant flavor of cocoa and coffee. I added dried cherries and used dark chocolate cocoa. It was amazing and will make soon again!

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Just made this,used walnut because it's what i had,,,best fruit cake i've ever had,and have had some good ones,,bot quite traditional,but excellent,,,also used half coffee,and half chocolate liquor....Merry Christmas