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A chocolate cake crossed with Christmas pudding covered in a chocolate nutty nest topping!
We were having a tough time deciding on what to have for dessert on Christmas this year. Tom wanted a chocolate cake, while the parents wanted a Christmas pudding, so I decided to combine the two and top it with an adapted version of the nest cakes I made at Easter.
It was so fruity and moist inside and looked really pretty on our dinner table.
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You Will Need
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Step 1Grate the zest of the oranges into a pan and then squeeze in the juice.
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Step 2Gently heat dissolving the brown sugar.
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Step 3Add the water and spiced rum.
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Step 4Add the dried fruit and simmer for 10 minutes.
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Step 5Add the cranberries and continue stewing for another 5 - 10 minutes until the fruit has softened.
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Step 6Whisk together the butter, sugar and eggs.
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Step 7Add the cocoa, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
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Step 8Add half of the flour, then the milk, then the remaining flour.
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Step 9Mix in the stewed cranberries and fruit.
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Step 10Pour into a greased bundt tin.
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Step 11Bake for 35 minutes at 180'C.
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Step 12Leave to cool before turning out of the tin.
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Step 13Break the shredded wheat into a bowl and stir in the nuts and sesame seeds.
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Step 14Break the chocolate into a separate bowl and melt in a microwave.
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Step 15Stir the honey into the melted chocolate.
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Step 16Mix the chocolate into the shredded wheat until it's all coated.
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Step 17Plaster the cake with the topping, making sure to cover ever bit.
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Step 18Decorate with fresh cranberries.
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Step 19Sprinkle with gold edible glitter.
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Step 20Top with a few washed holly leaves and you're done!
