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Dense Chocolate Cake

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For any gluten-free baker this hearty cake is a great way to satisfy cravings! Combining rich chocolate and sweet California prunes will make a delicious comfort food.

  • Prep Time: 50
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x
  • Method: import-018
  • Cuisine: R300

Ingredients

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200 g dark chocolate
100 g butter, cubed
1 vanilla pod
5 eggs
1 pinch of salt
100 g sugar
150 g Sunsweet prunes
3 tbsp. cocoa powder
Confectioner’s sugar for dusting

Other:
Cake springform baking tin 24 cm

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 160° C (convection oven 140° C). Line spring form with baking paper. Chop chocolate. Cut butter into cubes. Place both into a bowl and melt over hot water. Cut vanilla pod in half and scrape out the seeds.
  2. Separate eggs and beat the egg whites, salt and sugar until stiff. Remove chocolate from water, allow to slightly cool, and then stir in the egg yolks. Stir in prunes, vanilla seeds, and cocoa powder, carefully fold in egg white.
  3. Pour the cake mixture into the springform baking tin and bake for 40 minutes.  Allow the cake to cool and serve dusted with confectioner’s sugar.

Notes

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Find it online: https://sunsweet.eu/recipes/r300-dense-chocolate-cake/