Chocolate Fruitcake

Total Time: 15 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 lb mixed candied fruit
• 4 ounces cherries, dried
• 4 ounces pineapple, dried
• 3 cups golden raisins
• 2 cups currants, dried
• 1 cup dates, chopped
• 1 cup bourbon
• 1 cup molasses
• 3 cups mixed nuts, chopped
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 8 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 1/2 ounces unsweetened chocolate or 1 1/2 ounces choco-bake, melted

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, combine fruits.
• 2 pour bourbon and molasses over all. cover; let stand overnight.
• 3 preheat oven to 300 degrees. add nuts to fruit mixture. cream butter with sugars.
• 4 beat in eggs, one at a time.
• 5 add chocolate. add remaining ingredients to mixture; mix well. add fruits and nuts.
• 6 pour into 2 greased and waxed paper-lined 9 x 5 x 3-inch pans. bake for 3 hours.