PRUNE CAKE

When a fresh plum is dried its called a prune.Its sweet and moist and chewy on the inside.Prunes have a lot of health benefits.They contain dietery fiber and so are great remedies for constipation.They are high in antioxidant content.(source-wikipedia)

Its so good and contain no fat that i like to snack on them every now and then.There are various ways to cook with prunes-stewed prunes,prune pie,pune juice etc.But here lets talk about prune cake.

This is my post on Day11 of RM 2 .

(Recipe adapted from here ,slightly modified)

INGREDIENTS

All purpose flour - 2 cups

Brown sugar - 1-1/2 cups

baking soda - 1-1/4 tsp

salt, ground cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves - 1 tsp each

Vanilla essence - 1 1/2 tsp

prunes or plums - 1 cup cut

water - 1 cup

vegetable oil - 1/2 cup

Eggs - 3

Nuts - 1 cup chopped

METHOD

Preheat oven to 350 deg F.Sift together flour, baking soda, salt and spices. Mix well. In a bowl whisk together eggs and sugar until well combined.Add, water,vanilla and oil.Now slowly mix in the dry ingredients until just combined.Do not overmix.Stir in the prunes and nuts.Grease the pan with butter or non stick spray and pour the batter in it.Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. When cool, remove from pan.

Note:-You can see that in my cake the prunes are not distributed evenly.So inorder to evenly distribute it in the cake my cousin Roopa of my kitchen treats gave me a great tip ie to coat the fruits/prunes with half the amount of flour that is reqd for the cake ,so here 1 cup and then stir it in the cake.The cake can be stored in room temp for upto a week and it tastes better after 3-4 days.

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