Name: Rum, raisin and cranberry chocolate cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 185 gram unsalted butter, chopped; 300 gram dark eating (semi-sweet) chocolate; 1/4 cup (25g) cocoa powder; 1 cup (220g) firmly packed light brown sugar; 3/4 cup (165g) caster (superfine) sugar; 2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 eggs; 1 1/2 cup (225g) plain (all-purpose) flour; 1/4 cup (60ml) dark rum; 1/2 cup (75g) raisins, chopped coarsely; 1/2 cup (65g) dried cranberries, chopped coarsely; 1/2 cup (70g) roasted unsalted shelled pistachios, chopped coarsley

Ingredients

185 gram unsalted butter, chopped

300 gram dark eating (semi-sweet) chocolate

1/4 cup (25g) cocoa powder

1 cup (220g) firmly packed light brown sugar

3/4 cup (165g) caster (superfine) sugar

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 eggs

1 1/2 cup (225g) plain (all-purpose) flour

1/4 cup (60ml) dark rum

1/2 cup (75g) raisins, chopped coarsely

1/2 cup (65g) dried cranberries, chopped coarsely

1/2 cup (70g) roasted unsalted shelled pistachios, chopped coarsley

Method

1.Preheat oven to 170°C/340°F. Line 18 holes of two 12-hole (⅓-cup/80ml) muffin pans with paper cases.

2.Break chocolate into large saucepan, add butter; stir over low heat until smooth. Whisk in sifted cocoa and sugars; cool 15 minutes.

3.Stir in extract and lightly beaten eggs, then sifted flour and rum. Stir raisins, half the cranberries and half the nuts into chocolate mixture.

4.Spoon mixture evenly into paper cases; sprinkle with remaining cranberries and nuts. Bake about 30 minutes. Cool cakes in pan.

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