Christmas chocolate & cranberry fridge cake
- Barney Desmazery
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Serves 8 - 10
Easy
Prep: 25 mins
plus at least 3 hrs chilling
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Feel free to add other bits to this Christmas pudding fridge cake, such as nuts or shop-bought chocolates. You could add a splash of your favourite tipple, too
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Ingredients
Nutrition
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1tsp sunflower oil
for the pudding basin
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300g dark chocolate
chopped into small pieces
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100g butter
at room temperature
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100g golden syrup
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200g ginger nuts
or spiced Christmas biscuits
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150g dried cranberries
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200g glacé cherries
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pinch of sea salt flakes
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50g white chocolate
chopped (optional)
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2 fresh bay leaves
(optional)
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Nutrition: Per serving (10)
- kcal508
- fat26g
- saturates15g
- carbs62g
- sugars33g
- fibre5g
- protein4g
- salt0.5g
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Method
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step 1
Use the sunflower oil to oil a 1.2-litre pudding basin. Tip the dark chocolate, butter and syrup into a heatproof bowl, then put the kettle on to boil. Pour the hot water into a slightly smaller heatproof bowl and sit the bowl of chocolate over it, stirring occasionally until melted.
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step 2
Meanwhile, put the biscuits in a food bag and use a rolling pin to crush them into smaller pieces. Tip the crushed biscuits, the cranberries and most of the cherries (reserve two for decorating later) into the melted chocolate along with the sea salt flakes. Mix together using a rubber spatula until thick and combined, then scrape into the prepared basin, pushing it down so it’s packed in and comes up the sides. Chill for at least 3 hrs or ideally overnight until the fridge cake is completely set and firm.
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step 3
Put the kettle on to boil again, then fill a large heatproof bowl with the hot water. Carefully dip the basin into the water until the cake can just be loosened from the sides using a palette or cutlery knife. Invert the cake onto a serving plate and chill to set the sides again. If you like, melt the white chocolate over a bowl of hot water as before, then spoon it over the pudding to create a dripping cream effect. Chill again until set, then decorate with the two reserved cherries and the bay leaves.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, Homemade Christmas 2022
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