Name: Thermomix My Forte, Panforte ~ Cake From Siena
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3.53oz/100g (about ½ cup) chopped Dark chocolate; as needed chopped Dark chocolate; 3.53oz/100g (about 6¼) chopped Dried apricots; 3.53oz/100g (about 1 cup) chopped Dried cranberries; 3.53oz/100g (about 3¼) chopped Dried figs; 1 Nutmeg; 1 Cinnamon stick; 1 tsp (0.07oz/2g) Cardamom pods; 1 tsp (0.06oz/2g) Ground ginger; 1 Vanilla bean; 2 tbsp (0.35oz/10g) Roasted cocoa beans; 2.65oz/75g (about 5¼ tbsp) Unsalted butter; 1.76oz/50g (about 4 tbsp) Golden caster sugar; 3.53oz/100g (about 4¾ tbsp) Honey; about ½ tsp (0.08oz/2g) Almond extract; 0.34oz/10g (0.34oz/10g) Orange extract; 1.94oz/55g (about ½ cup) Cornflour; 1.41oz/40g (about ½ cup) Cocoa powder; 1.06oz/30g (about 2 tbsp) Milk chocolate; 7.05oz/200g (about 1½ cups) Mixed nuts; 3.53oz/100g (about ¾ cup) chopped Glace cherries; as needed Icing sugar

INGREDIENTS

Dark chocolate

3.53oz/100g (about ½ cup)

chopped
Dark chocolate

as needed

chopped
Dried apricots

3.53oz/100g (about 6¼)

chopped
Dried cranberries

3.53oz/100g (about 1 cup)

chopped
Dried figs

3.53oz/100g (about 3¼)

chopped

Nutmeg

1
Cinnamon stick

1
Cardamom pods

1 tsp (0.07oz/2g)
Ground ginger

1 tsp (0.06oz/2g)
Vanilla bean

1
Roasted cocoa beans

2 tbsp (0.35oz/10g)
Unsalted butter

2.65oz/75g (about 5¼ tbsp)
Golden caster sugar

1.76oz/50g (about 4 tbsp)
Honey

3.53oz/100g (about 4¾ tbsp)
Almond extract

about ½ tsp (0.08oz/2g)
Orange extract

0.34oz/10g (0.34oz/10g)
Cornflour

1.94oz/55g (about ½ cup)
Cocoa powder

1.41oz/40g (about ½ cup)
Milk chocolate

1.06oz/30g (about 2 tbsp)
Mixed nuts

7.05oz/200g (about 1½ cups)
Glace cherries

3.53oz/100g (about ¾ cup)

chopped
Icing sugar

as needed

METHOD

Pre-heat oven - 160°C
Grease a clean cake tin
Add nutmeg, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, ground ginger and vanilla bean to the TM5 bowl
Fit TM5 bowl to TM5
Blitz - approx 10 sec, speed 8
Then add dark chocolate, roasted cocoa beans, unsalted butter and golden caster sugar to the TM5 bowl
Chop - approx 2 sec, speed 1
Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
Add honey to the TM5 bowl
Cook - approx 4 min, 60°C, speed 1
Then add almond extract, orange extract, cornflour, cocoa powder, milk chocolate and dark chocolate to the TM5 bowl
Mix until combined - approx 10 sec, speed 4
Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
Add mixed nuts, glace cherries, dried apricots, dried cranberries and dried figs to the TM5 bowl
Mix - approx 20 sec, dough
Transfer content of TM5 bowl to cake tin
Bake until fragrant - 30 min, 160°C
Let cool
Dust with icing sugar