Chocolate Prune Cake with Fudge Frosting

Yields:	1 cake
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	Preparation	45 minutes
	Cooking	30 minutes
	Ready In	90 minutes

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Ingredients

1/4	cup	water	boiling
3/4	cup	prunes	pitted
2/3	cup	vegetable oil
1	cup	sugar
2	tablespoons	cocoa powder	unsweetened
2	teaspoons	cinnamon	ground
1	teaspoon	salt
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract
2	large	eggs
1	cup	buttermilk
2 1/2	cups	flour, all-purpose
1 1/2	teaspoons	baking soda
2	teaspoons	baking powder

Chocolate fudge frosting
1/4	cup	water
1/4	cup	vegetable shortening
1/4	cup	corn syrup, light
2	cups	powdered sugar	sifted
1/2	cup	cocoa powder
1/4	teaspoon	salt
1/2	teaspoon	vanilla extract

Directions

Pour boiling water over prunes and let soak 30 minutes.

Combine oil, sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa, cinnamon, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla in bowl.

Add eggs and beat well 2 minutes.

Combine soaked prunes and buttermilk in blender or food processor and chop finely.

Add to creamed mixture with flour, soda and baking powder.

Beat well and turn into well-greased and floured 13- x 9-inch baking pan or 2 (8-inch) round pans.

Bake at 350 degrees F 30 minutes, or until wood pick inserted near center comes out clean.

Cool.

To make frosting, bring water to boil.

Remove from heat and beat in shortening and corn syrup.

Add powdered sugar, 1/2 cup cocoa, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and cream well to spreading consistency.

Use to frost cooled cake.

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This was an excellent recipe. Everyone loved the height and restaurant look to this dessert. The White Snow Frosting recipe was missing the amount for the icing sugar, I started with 2 cups and it was perfect, frosted the entire cake. The frosting was stiff and had a tendency to pull up the coconut from the top layer it ended up with a professional look.