Chocolate Prune Cake With Chocolate Fudge Frosting

Recipe Ingredients

1/4 cup	59ml	Boiling water
3/4 cup	177ml	Prunes - pitted
2/3 cup	157ml	Oil
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Sugar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons	10ml	Ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla
2		Eggs
1 cup	237ml	Buttermilk
2 1/2 cups	156g / 5.5oz	Flour
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Baking soda
2 teaspoons	10ml	Baking powder
		Chocolate Fudge Frosting
1/4 cup	59ml	Water
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Shortening
1/4 cup	82g / 2.9oz	Light corn syrup
2 cups	396g / 13oz	Sifted powdered sugar
1/2 cup	55g / 1.9oz	Cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Vanilla

Recipe Instructions

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 350F 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, 1/2 cup cocoa, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and cream well to spreading consistency.

Use to frost cooled cake.

Source:
Cookbook USA

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