Chocolate Fruit Overload Winter Cake

Soak all chopped fruits and nuts in orange juice for 30 minutes, except for tutti-fruity

Strain and coat the above fruits in tablespoon of plain flour.

Sift together the dry ingredients, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and soda, coffee powder and sift twice.

In a bowl mix the wet ingredients, milk, butter, fruit essence, sugar and mix everything

Add milk powder to this liquid mix and beat well to combine

Now add in the flour mixture and fold gently

In this add the dry fruits and fold everything again.

Pour in an 8 inch round tin or in moulds like I have used here.

Bake in a preheated oven @140C for 45-50 minutes

Once done cool over a wire rack before serving.

Relish this warm and soft winter cake with friends and family at any time of the day