A good pantry cake, the dried fruit and dark chocolate cake, with hazelnuts, almonds, and walnuts, is very easy to prepare. To make the cake with dried fruit, we can use the dried fruit we have available; in my pantry, there are always walnuts, almonds, and hazelnuts, so I thought of using them all in the same amount. I quickly toasted the almonds and hazelnuts in the microwave, and then finely chopped everything with the walnuts to add with the flour to the batter. The cake with dried fruit is a cake to keep in the pantry, with a very pleasant texture; it’s not dry, but slightly moist and grainy, even though the fruit is finely chopped, which makes it really special, up to the last slice, and the chocolate makes it even more delicious, especially when eaten warm with the melted chocolate, how delightful!
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 10
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for cake with dried fruit and dark chocolate
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup dried fruit (hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts)
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate
- 4 medium eggs
- 5 tbsps sunflower oil
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tbsp baking powder
Tools
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Electric Mixer
- 1 Food Processor
- 1 Microwave
- 1 Oven
Steps for preparing cake with dried fruit and dark chocolate
Toast almonds and hazelnuts in the microwave for about 30-40 seconds at maximum power, once cool, chop with the food processor, including walnuts. Prepare a 10-inch greased and floured pan. Preheat the oven to 356°F static.
In a bowl, place the eggs and beat them quickly with the electric mixer. Add sugar and continue to mix until you get a light and fluffy mixture.
Gradually add the oil, then the milk, finally the flour, dried fruit, and incorporate quickly, lastly the baking powder and chocolate pieces, mix quickly and pour into the greased and floured pan, mine is 10 inches, for a not too tall cake.
Bake in a preheated static oven at 356°F for 30 minutes, remove from the oven, let cool, and enjoy sprinkled with a little powdered sugar.
