oooh baby chocolate prune cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 9 (1 ounce) squares bittersweet chocolate
• 2/3 cup unsalted butter
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup finely ground almonds
• 1/2 cup prunes, pitted and chopped
• 1/2 cup
• 3 tablespoons water

Recipe

• soak prunes overnight in brandy. melt chocolate and butter or margarine with water.
• in a large bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar until pale. stir in chocolate mixture. gently mix in flour and ground nuts. stir in prunes.
• in another bowl, beat egg whites to stiff peaks. carefully fold into cake mixture. pour into a greased 9 inch round cake tin.
• bake at 375 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 30 - 40 minutes. remove from oven, and cool on a wire rack. frost with chocolate ganache frosting.