Chocolate Christmas Cake - SSB Challenge

For November's Sweet and Simple Bakes challenge is Chocolate Christmas Cake.. its really a great opportunity for amateur bakers...Started by Rosie and Maria, this month challenge is christmas cake..This cake tastes really awesome, one of the best cake i have tasted...

1cup Soft Butter

1cup Soft Brown sugar

2eggs

2cup Self raising flour

2tbsp Cocoa power

400g Luxury Mince meat

1/4cup Sultanas n raisins

1/2cup Blanched almonds chopped

1/4cup chocolate chips

Preheat the oven for 160C... when baking a fruit cake, u must need to prepare the mould before starting to mix the ingredients...cut a baking paper as round shape, lightly butter the inside o the tin..place the baking paper inside the mould...

Place all the ingredients n beat together for few minutes..pour them into the baking paper n bake them for 2hours r else until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean...leave the cake for few minutes n let them cool in wire rack completely...

For mincemeat(fruits):
I prepared them at home..oops i have forgotten to take a pic..will post them soon...

450g Mixed dry fruits( i used dates, bananas, ananas, apricots)

100g Melted butter

100g Grated apple pieces

100g Soft Brown sugar

50g Nuts ( i used walnuts n pecans)

100g Cherries

1tsp Lemon rind

1tsp Pamplemousse rind

1tsp Orange rind

1tsp Mixed spice

1/2tsp Cinnamom powder

1/2tsp Grated nutmeg

4tbsp Rhum

Add all the ingredients into a large bowl and soak overnight covering with a clean cloth. Mix thoroughly through together either with a large spoon or clean hands. Cover over with a clean tea towel and leave to stand for 24 hours giving the mixture a good stir as you pass by. Next day pack the mincemeat into sterilised jars, and top with greaseproof paper jam covers. Seal the jars tightly and store in a cool place...

If u dont like alcohol can add orange juice r apple juice..

For the first time, i prepared fondant at home...i made simple chocolate butter cream to decorate the cake n finished with fondant pieces...

Hope i did a great job..thanks to Maria n Rosie for this amazing challenge!!!!!

On the way to: Santa's Holiday Challenge by JZ of Tasty Treats