Chocolate Mocha Fruitcake
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Cakes
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Chocolate
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1
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All purpose flour 2/3
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Sugar 1/2
ts
Baking soda 1/4
ts
Baking powder 1/4
ts
Salt 1/2
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Strong coffee 1/3
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Sour cream/plain yogurt 3
tb
Butter/margarine softened 1
ea
Egg 2
oz
Unsweetened melted chocolate 3/4
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(6-oz) glace whole red
-cherries chopped
-----COFFEE SYRUP----- 1/4
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Strong coffee 1/2
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Sugar
-----GANACHE GLAZE----- 1/2
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Whipping cream 3
oz
Semisweet chocolate cut
-into pieces
-----GARNISH-----
Directions:
Glace whole red and green cherries cut into halves Combine flour,
sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Add
coffee, sour cream, butter, egg and melted chocolate; beat on medium
speed until blended. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scrapping side of
bowl occasionally. Gently fold in chopped glace cherries. Pour batter
into greased and floured 8 inch cake pan. BAke in preheated 350
degree oven until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out
clean, about 30 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes; pierce top of warm
cake with long-tined fork. Make coffee syrup; spoon over top of cake.
Cool completely on wire rack. Place aluminum foil under rack; place
cake on rack. Make ganache glaze; pour glaze over cake. Let stand 5
minutes; garnish cake with glace cherries. Transfer cake to serving
plate; refrigerate until serving time. COFFEE SYRUP: Heat coffee and
sugar to boiling in small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar.
GANACHE GLAZE: Heat cream and chocolate in small saucepan over low
heat until chocolate is melted, stirring frequently. Let stand in
cool place until glaze is a thick pouring consistency.
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