Cooking Recipe Chocolate Prune Cake With Chocolate Fudge Fro

Recipe Ingredients

1/4 c Boiling water

3/4 c Pitted prunes

2/3 c Oil

1 c Sugar

2 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder

2 ts Ground cinnamon

1 ts Salt

1 ts Vanilla

2 Eggs

1 c Buttermilk

2 1/2 c Flour

1 1/2 ts Baking soda

2 ts Baking powder

CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING

1/4 c Water

1/4 c Shortening

1/4 c Light corn syrup

2 c Sifted powdered sugar

1/2 c Cocoa powder

1/4 ts Salt

1/2 ts Vanilla

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 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.

Categories matching this recipe

Nuts ,Fruits ,Cakes