Glazed Cocoa

Ingredients

3/4 c butter
1 1/2 c sugar
1 ts vanilla extract
1 ts brandy extract
3 eggs
1 c all purpose flour
3/8 c cocoa
1/2 ts salt
1/4 ts baking powder
1/2 c buttermilk
1 candied cherries
1 1/2 c pecans
1 c golden raisins
1 1/2 mix fruit
4 oz semisweet chocolate
1 ts almond extract
2 tb cream
12 cup fluted tube

Instructions

center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in Pan. Remove from pan. Immediately wrap in foil. Let stand overnight at room temperaturebefore serving. Glaze: Melt together in top of double boiler the semisweet chocolate, almond extract and cream. Stir until smooth. (Add more cream if necessary to reach correct glazing consistency.) Place fruitcake on a serving plate. Drizzle top with glaze and sprinkle toasted almonds over top. THE DESSERT SHOW SHOW#DS3216 ----