Saturday, 17 November 2012

Chocolate, Fruit & Nut Loaf

We have been cutting down on dairy and so it was really exciting to find a lovely cake recipe that used olive oil instead of butter. We loved it, so I thought I would share this recipe here.
1 1/2 cups (225g) wholemeal self-raising flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
4 eggs at room temperature
2/3 cup (160ml) olive oil
1/3 cup (80ml) honey
375g raisins
200g shredded coconut
100g dark chocolate - chopped
2/3 cup (90g) nuts - chopped (I used walnuts and almonds)

Preheat oven to 150C
Grease 2 loaf tins and line with baking paper, leaving some overhanging the long edges.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour and cinnamon.
In another mixing bowl, whisk eggs, olive oil and honey together.
Add egg mixture to the flour mixture and mix until well combined.
Stir in the raisins, coconut, chocolate and nuts.

Spoon into loaf tins and press down with the back of the spoon. Bake for about 40 - 45 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean.

Cool in the tin for 30 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool another 30 minutes.