FRUITY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Ingredients:

2	tbsp	+ 1/3 cup butter
3	tbsp	sugar
130	g	unsweetened or semi-sweet chocolate chips
3	pc	eggs, separated
1/2	tsp	vanilla extract
1/3	cup	breadcrumbs
1/3	cup	cashew nuts, coarsely chopped
1/4	tsp	iodized fine salt
1	can	(439 g) DEL MONTE Fiesta Fruit Cocktail, well-drained (reserve syrup)
2	tbsp	all-purpose flour
1/2	tbsp	cornstarch, dissolved in remaining fruit cocktail syrup
1	tbsp	honey

Procedure:

1	GREASE medium size muffin pan with 2 tbsp of butter then dust with 2 tbsp sugar. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Melt half of chocolate chips in double boiler. Set aside.
2	CREAM remaining butter and half of sugar for 3 minutes. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating after each addition. Fold in melted chocolate, vanilla and 2 tbsp fruit cocktail syrup. Set aside.
3	BEAT egg whites until soft peaks form then gradually add remaining sugar while beating until stiff. Fold into the creamed mixture alternately with breadcrumbs. Fold in remaining chocolate chips, nuts and salt. Fill the muffin pan with batter 3/4 full.
4	COMBINE DEL MONTE Fiesta Fruit Cocktail and flour. Top each unbaked muffin with fruit mixture. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
5	HEAT cornstarch mixture until thick. Add honey. Brush over cake.

 
Serves 12
Good source of Vitamin C – helps fight common infection.