Chocolate Prune Cake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting
Yield
1 cakePrep
10 minCook
30 minReady
40 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¼ | cup |
water
boiling |
|
| ¾ | cup |
prunes
pitted |
*
|
| ⅔ | cup |
vegetable oil
|
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
cocoa powder
unsweetened |
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
cinnamon
ground |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | cup |
buttermilk
|
|
| 2 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| Chocolate fudge frosting | |||
| ¼ | cup |
water
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
light corn syrup
|
|
| 2 | cups |
powdered sugar
sifted |
|
| ½ | cup |
cocoa powder
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | ml |
water
boiling |
|
| 177 | ml |
prunes
pitted |
*
|
| 158 | ml |
vegetable oil
|
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
cocoa powder
unsweetened |
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
cinnamon
ground |
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 237 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 591 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| Chocolate fudge frosting | |||
| 59 | ml |
water
|
|
| 59 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 59 | ml |
light corn syrup
|
|
| 473 | ml |
powdered sugar
sifted |
|
| 118 | ml |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
Directions
Pour boiling water over prunes and let soak 30 minutes.
Combine oil, sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa, cinnamon, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla in bowl.
Add eggs and beat well 2 minutes. Combine soaked prunes and buttermilk in blender or food processor and chop finely. Add to creamed mixture with flour, soda and baking powder. Beat well and turn into well-greased and floured 13- x 9-inch baking pan or 2 (8-in. ) round pans. Bake at 350℉ (180℃) 30 minutes, or until wood pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool. To make frosting, bring water to boil. Remove from heat and beat in shortening and corn syrup. Add powdered sugar, ½ cup cocoa, ¼ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon vanilla and cream well to spreading consistency. Use to frost cooled cake.
