Chocolate Glazed Fruit and Nut Cake

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Our city is experiencing a fruit fly infestation and I swear I've spent over $100 battling those little demons this month alone, and I fear that even with my efforts, I'm losing the fight. I've sanitized my drains several times, bought the sticky traps, apple cider vinegar in every room of the house, and even bought a bug zapper, yet for every one I kill, it feels like 500 more show up. I even stopped buying fruit this month and went as far as looking up recipes to use up any of our dried fruits (which I've been storing in the fridge to help cut down on attracting even more). I've made a lot of banana and other fruit based quick breads these past few weeks, but I saw this Chocolate Glazed Fruit and Nut Cake on Golden Blossom Honey earlier this year, and while I wanted to save this one for a holiday recipe post, I figured now was going to be a better time to run that to help use up any and all fruits in the house until I know those dang flies have vanished for good. 

 

 

This is a rich and decadent cake that's lovely to make on these chillier days to pair with a steaming cup of coffee or tea. Packed full of different fruits and drizzled with an irresistible chocolate glaze, it's sure to satisfy any sweet tooth. Like most Golden Blossom Honey recipes, this is another easy one that doesn't require a lot of skill, but by using the bundt pan, it comes out looking like it took more effort than it really did. I like to burn food scented candles this time of the year, but with this in the oven, your house is going to smell amazing for hours on end so you can save the candles for another time. This cake would be so perfect to make for your holiday gatherings, used as a hostess gift, or as an excuse to indulge while battling fruit flies. Because this cake can be used for many purposes, it's always a good time to have one baking in the oven. 

 

Ingredients

Cake:

1/2 cup butter, room temperature

1/4 cup sugar

3 eggs

2/3 cup GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY

3 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 cup orange juice

1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and coarsely grated

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/3 cup dried cranberries

1/3 cup dried apples, coarsely chopped in processor

1/3 cup dried apricots, coarsely chopped in processor

1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped

Glaze:

2 tablespoons butter

1 tablespoon GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY

1/4 cup chocolate chips

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Have you battled the fruit flies this year?