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Chocolate Fruit and Nut Cake - Country Living Holidays

Yields:8 servings
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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation30 minutes
Cooking10 minutes
Ready In7 hours

Ingredients

1/4 cup orange juice
16 each almond macaroons crumbled
1/2 cup almonds sliced, toasted
1/2 pound prunes chopped, pitted
1 teaspoon orange zest grated
1/2 pound chocolate, bittersweet
1/4 cup butter
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 x cocoa powder unsweetened

Directions

Line bottom of an 8-inch springform pan with waxed paper.

In a small bowl, combine orange juice and crumbled macaroons, stirring to blend and moisten crumbs.

In medium-size bowl, combine almonds, prunes, and orange.

In top of double boiler over simmering water, melt chocolate, Remove from heat and beat in butter until melted.

Beat in cream until well blended.

Spread macaroon mixture in bottom of prepared pan and top with half of chocolate mixture.

Top with almond and-prune mixture, then layer with remaining chocolate mixture.

Cover and refrigerate 6 hours or overnight.

To serve, remove side of springform pan from cake.

Invert cake onto plate.

Remove waxed paper and invert cake again, chocolate side up, onto serving plate.

Sift cocoa over top.

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this is so yummy!! I did not change a thing, and it was very easy. Thank you for the delicous jam!!

 
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