
The cake “Chocolate cake with prunes and walnuts” is a delicious combination of chocolate biscuit, fragrant blacks and crispy walnuts. Here is the recipe for this exquisite dessert.
Ingredients:
– 200 g of prunes
– 100 g of walnuts
– 200 g of dark chocolate
– 200 g of butter
– 200 g of sugar
– 4 eggs
– 150 g of flour
– 1 tsp baking powder
– a pinch of salt
– 2 tbsp. cocoa-powder
– 200 ml of cream
Preparation:
1. Prepare the baking dish, grease it with oil and sprinkle with flour so that the cake does not stick to the walls.
2. Soak the prunes in hot water for 10-15 minutes, then dry and cut into small pieces. Cut the walnuts roughly or chop.
3. Melt the chocolate and oil in a water bath or in the microwave. Let it cool a little.
4. In a large bowl, mix sugar and eggs until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Add melted chocolate with butter and mix thoroughly.
5. See the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder. Gradually add dry ingredients to the dough, gently mixing until the smooth mass is formed.
6. Pour half the cream into the dough and mix. Then add prunes and walnuts, mix thoroughly again.
7. Pour the dough into the prepared shape and smooth the surface.
8. Bake the cake in the oven preheated to 180 ° C for 35-40 minutes, or until the toothpick stuck in the middle of the cake will come out dry.
9. While the cake cools down, prepare the glaze: melt the remaining cream and chocolate in a water bath or in the microwave. Mix until smooth and shiny mass.
10. When the cake is completely cooled, pour the glaze on its surface and distribute evenly with a shoulder blade or knife.
11. Leave the cake for several hours to solidify the glaze.
12. Chocolate cake with prunes and walnut is ready! Serve it to tea or coffee, cutting into pieces and decorating with fresh berries or mint at will. Enjoy the taste of this amazing dessert!
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