Chocolate Prune Smash Cake
loosely based on Loma Linda Market
Makes 1 6" cake (serves 6)
Ingredients
- ¼ cup pitted prunes
- 2 tbsp. boiling water
- 6 tbsp. oil
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup honey or 100% real maple syrup
- 2 tbsp. cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 large egg yolks
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup wheat germ
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. baking powder
Instructions
- Soak prunes in boiling water for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 6ʺ round cake pan.
- Mix together oil, applesauce, honey, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract. Add in egg yolks and beat for 2 minutes to aerate.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, wheat germ, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
- When the prunes are ready, blend them (including the liquid) with the buttermilk in a food processor or blender until the mixture is thick and even.
- Add half of the flour mixture to the chocolate mixture and stir thoroughly. Add all of the prune mixture, followed by the remaining flour mixture, and mix well, scraping the bowl as necessary.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the surface with a spatula.
- Bake for 30–40 minutes, until the cake passes a toothpick test.
- Cool completely, then frost as desired*.
Notes
*I made the best vanilla frosting in the whole world to frost this cake!
