Little Chocolate-Coffee Fruitcakes
Little Chocolate-Coffee Fruitcakes might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 17g of protein, 75g of fat, and If you have pecans, kahlúa, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.
Instructions
Grease five 6" x 3" x 2" loafpans. Line bottoms of loafpans with wax paper; set aside.
Melt butter and chocolate in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring often. Stir in coffee granules.
Remove mixture from heat, and let cool 15 minutes.
Pour into a large bowl. Stir in brown sugar.
Add egg yolks, stirring well.
Add 2 tablespoons Kahla and vanilla; stir well.
Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, soda, and salt; add to chocolate mixture.
Combine dates and next 3 ingredients; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup flour, tossing to coat. Stir fruit mixture into batter. Beat egg whites at high speed of an electric mixer until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
Spoon batter evenly into prepared pans.
Bake at 300 for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Let cool in pans on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pans, and brush loaves with remaining 1/4 cup Kahla.
Let cool completely on a wire rack.
Wrap fruitcakes in Kahla-soaked cheesecloth. Store in an airtight container in a cool place at least 1 week before serving.
Pour a small amount of Kahla over each loaf every week up to 1 month. To serve, slice with an electric knife.