Festive fun
ORANGE & DARK CHOCOLATE CHRISTMAS CAKE
SERVES 12 PREP 30 MINS + SOAKING COOK 3 HOURS
1kg mixed fruit
½ cup orange juice
½ cup orange liqueur
200g butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
4 eggs
1¹/ ³ cups plain flour, sifted
½ cup chopped unsalted macadamias
100g dark chocolate, chopped
½ cup halved macadamias
icing sugar, to dust
1 Preheat oven to 160°C. Lightly grease and double line a deep 20cm round cake pan with baking paper.
2 In a large non-metallic bowl, combine mixed fruit, orange juice and liqueur. Set aside, covered, overnight.
3 In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until pale and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in flour, fruit and liquid, chopped macadamias and chocolate.
4 Spoon mixture into pan, smoothing top. Cover with halved macadamias. Bake 3 hours (cover with foil if cake is getting too brown) until cooked when tested. Cool. Dust with icing sugar to serve.
