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Ingredients
- 50 g dried apricots, pitted, halved
- 50 g dried figs, halved
- 50 g dates, pitted, halved
- 20 g brandy, plus extra for feeding
- 20 g port
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground cardamom
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 50 g unsalted butter, soft, plus extra for greasing
- 70 g light brown muscovado sugar
- 120 g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 15 g cocoa powder
- 30 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken in chunks
- 30 g white chocolate, broken in chunks
- 2 medium eggs
- 150 g porter, chocolate-flavoured (see tip)
- ½ orange, finely grated zest and 40 g juice
-
30
g lemon juice (see tip)
or vinegar - 3200 g water
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 1144.2 kJ / 273.5 kcal
- Protein
- 5.1 g
- Carbohydrates
- 40.5 g
- Fat
- 9.8 g
- Saturated Fat
- 5.5 g
- Fibre
- 3.3 g
- Sodium
- 46.7 mg
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