Smirky
Gold Member
Chocolate Cake
Was ProPoints® Value: 10
Now ProPoints® Value: 4
Servings: 10
Preparation Time: 20 min
Cooking Time: 35 min
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
Simple, yet irresistibly divine! A treat for any chocoholic!
Ingredients
1 spray(s) Cooking Spray, Calorie Controlled
200 g Sugar, Muscovado
1 can(s) Prunes, in Juice, 213g drained and pitted (small)
50 g Cocoa Powder, unsweetened
1 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
150 ml Milk, Skimmed
3 medium Egg, Whole
50 g Flour, Wheat, White, Plain
2 teaspoons Sugar, Icing, for dusting (level)
1 teaspoons Cocoa Powder, for dusting (heaped)
Instructions
Preheat oven to Gas Mark 4/180°C/350°F. Mist a 23 cm (9 inch) cake tin with spray oil. Line base with greaseproof paper.
Place half the sugar in a blender with prunes, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and milk. Blend for 15 - 20 seconds, until smooth.
Whisk eggs and remaining sugar with electric beaters until very light - about 6 minutes. Stir in chocolate mixture gently, using metal spoon. Sift in flour and fold in gently.
Bake for 35 - 40 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into centre of the cake comes out clean. Cool completely before turning out. The cake will shrink back slightly as it cools.
Serve, dusted with icing sugar and cocoa powder.
Was ProPoints® Value: 10
Now ProPoints® Value: 4
Servings: 10
Preparation Time: 20 min
Cooking Time: 35 min
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
Simple, yet irresistibly divine! A treat for any chocoholic!
Ingredients
1 spray(s) Cooking Spray, Calorie Controlled
200 g Sugar, Muscovado
1 can(s) Prunes, in Juice, 213g drained and pitted (small)
50 g Cocoa Powder, unsweetened
1 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
150 ml Milk, Skimmed
3 medium Egg, Whole
50 g Flour, Wheat, White, Plain
2 teaspoons Sugar, Icing, for dusting (level)
1 teaspoons Cocoa Powder, for dusting (heaped)
Instructions
Preheat oven to Gas Mark 4/180°C/350°F. Mist a 23 cm (9 inch) cake tin with spray oil. Line base with greaseproof paper.
Place half the sugar in a blender with prunes, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and milk. Blend for 15 - 20 seconds, until smooth.
Whisk eggs and remaining sugar with electric beaters until very light - about 6 minutes. Stir in chocolate mixture gently, using metal spoon. Sift in flour and fold in gently.
Bake for 35 - 40 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into centre of the cake comes out clean. Cool completely before turning out. The cake will shrink back slightly as it cools.
Serve, dusted with icing sugar and cocoa powder.
