Chocolate and Prune Cake
SERVES
10
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
30
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
30
MINUTES
CUISINE
COURSE
Baking
Method
1. Place the pieces of prunes into the brandy and leave to soak for an hour or overnight in a cool place.
2. Preheat your oven to 190ºC/gas mark 5.
3. Line a 9-inch spring form or loose base cake tin with parchment.
4. Mix the chocolate, butter, cocoa powder, water and caster sugar in a saucepan and heat over a very low heat until everything is melted and combined. Set aside to cool.
5. Stir the sieved flour into the butter and chocolate mixture.
6. Stir in the prunes and any remaining liquid.
7. Fold the whisked egg whites in until just combined.
8. Scoop your mixture into your prepared tin.
9. Place in the centre of your oven and bake for 30 minutes.
10. Allow to cool in the tin.
Ingredients
240g Agen prunes, stones removed and quartered
4 tbsp brandy
100g dark chocolate broken into small even-ized pieces
50g soft butter
25g cocoa powder
100ml water
160g caster sugar
85g plain flour, sieved
4 egg whites, whisked to soft peaks
Method
1. Place the pieces of prunes into the brandy and leave to soak for an hour or overnight in a cool place.
2. Preheat your oven to 190ºC/gas mark 5.
3. Line a 9-inch spring form or loose base cake tin with parchment.
4. Mix the chocolate, butter, cocoa powder, water and caster sugar in a saucepan and heat over a very low heat until everything is melted and combined. Set aside to cool.
5. Stir the sieved flour into the butter and chocolate mixture.
6. Stir in the prunes and any remaining liquid.
7. Fold the whisked egg whites in until just combined.
8. Scoop your mixture into your prepared tin.
9. Place in the centre of your oven and bake for 30 minutes.
10. Allow to cool in the tin.
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