Name: Chocolate Christmas Cake With Quince Glaze
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 14
Ingredients: 260g/9¼oz pitted prunes; 1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 250ml/9fl oz boiling water; 240g/8¾oz dried currants; 180ml/6¼fl oz rum; 85g/3½oz unsalted butter, softened; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 260g/9¼oz light brown sugar; 1½ tbsp finely grated orange rind; 6 eggs; 225g/8oz self-raising flour, sifted; 40g/1½oz cocoa powder, sifted; 1½ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground allspice; 150g/5oz dark chocolate, melted; For the chocolate quince glaze; 300g/11oz store-bought quince jelly; 50g/2oz dark chocolate, finely chopped

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