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Chocolate Prune Cake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting

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Recipe

 

Yield

1 cake

Prep

10 min

Cook

30 min

Ready

40 min
Trans-fat Free, High Fiber

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
¼ cup water
boiling
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¾ cup prunes
pitted
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cup vegetable oil
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1 cup sugar
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2 tablespoons cocoa powder
unsweetened
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2 teaspoons cinnamon
ground
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 large eggs
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1 cup buttermilk
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2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
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1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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Chocolate fudge frosting
¼ cup water
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¼ cup vegetable shortening
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¼ cup light corn syrup
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2 cups powdered sugar
sifted
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½ cup cocoa powder
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¼ teaspoon salt
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½ teaspoon vanilla extract
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
59 ml water
boiling
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177 ml prunes
pitted
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158 ml vegetable oil
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237 ml sugar
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3E+1 ml cocoa powder
unsweetened
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1E+1 ml cinnamon
ground
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5 ml salt
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5 ml vanilla extract
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2 large eggs
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237 ml buttermilk
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591 ml all-purpose flour
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7.5 ml baking soda
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1E+1 ml baking powder
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Chocolate fudge frosting
59 ml water
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59 ml vegetable shortening
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59 ml light corn syrup
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473 ml powdered sugar
sifted
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118 ml cocoa powder
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1.3 ml salt
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2.5 ml vanilla extract
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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.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 371g (13.1 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 115133% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 42g 65%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 108mg 36%
Sodium 1062mg 44%
Total Carbohydrate 63g 63%
Dietary Fiber 7g 28%
Sugars g
Protein 32g
Vitamin A 3% Vitamin C 2%
Calcium 17% Iron 36%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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