Chocolate Coffee Cake With Dried Fruits And Nuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

145 g butter, softened
50 g sugar
3 teaspoons chocolate spread
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
3 eggs
300 g flour (can use part whole wheat)
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
75 g mixed dried fruits and nuts (I used almonds, sultanas, hazelnuts and walnuts)
100 g semisweet chocolate chunks
1 teaspoon honey
5 tablespoons milk

Preparation

In a big bowl cream butter and sugar for at least 5 minutes (this is important!). Add the chocolate spread and espresso and beat for another 2 minutes.
Add each egg separately and beat in for 30 seconds each.
In another bowl combine flour, baking powder, mixed dried fruits and nuts and chocolate chunks.
Add half of the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and stir to combine using a wooden spoon.
Then add milk and honey and stir to combine. Now add the remaining dry ingredients and quickly fold them inches.
Spread dough in a paper-lined or greased loaf pan (length of 30 cm/12 inch).
Bake in the preheated oven at 180\u00b0C/350\u00b0F for 80 minutes or until a tester inserted in the centre comes out clean. Check after 50 minutes and if cake browns too much, cover it with a baking paper.
Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.