Chocolate Stout Christmas Cake

Name: Chocolate Stout Christmas Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 4 h 10 min
Total time: 4 h 35 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 500 mL Guinness or other dark stout; 300 g sultanas; 300 g raisins; 150 g dried apricots, finely chopped; 75 g chopped mixed peel; 175 g butter, softened, plus extra to grease; 200 g light muscovado sugar; 4 medium eggs; 125 g ground almonds; 50 g cornflour, sifted; 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1 tsp. ground allspice; 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper; finely grated zest 2 oranges; 90 g bar Green & Black's dark chocolate, 70% cocoa solids, finely grated or whizzed in a food processor