Loma Linda Chocolate Prune Cake
Created by Dee Ben on September 15, 2025
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 60m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #45182
Ingredients
- Prunes
- 3/4 cup prunes, pitted
- 1/4 cup boiling water
- Cream
- 2/3 cup oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Dry
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Chocolate Fudge Icing
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/4 cup corn syrup, white
- 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350F.
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Step 2: Soak prunes in boiling water for 30 minutes, drain and set aside.
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Step 3: Combine oil, sugar, cocoa, cinnamon, salt and vanilla in bowl.
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Step 4: Add eggs and beat well for 2 minutes.
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Step 5: Combine soaked prunes and buttermilk in blender container and chop finely.
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Step 6: Add to oil mixture with sifted flour, baking soda and baking powder and beat well.
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Step 7: Turn into well-greased and floured 13x9-inch baking pan or 2 (8-inch) round layer-cake pans.
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Step 8: Bake for 30 minutes, or until wood pick inserted near center comes out clean.
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Step 9: Frosting: Bring water to boil.
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Step 10: Remove from heat and beat in shortening and corn syrup.
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Step 11: Add powdered sugar, cocoa, salt and vanilla.
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Step 12: Beat to spreading consistency.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (274.4 g)
- Calories 805.2
- Total Fat - 33.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.9 g
- Cholesterol - 232.9 mg
- Sodium - 972.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 117.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 9.3 g
- Sugars - 78.3 g
- Protein - 15.8 g
- Calcium - 190.8 mg
- Iron - 4.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg