Flourless Chocolate, Prune & Brandy Cake

Recipe for: CAKE – FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE, PRUNE & BRANDY CAKE

Ingredients:

·        225g/ 8 oz butter + extra for greasing

·        100g/ 4 oz prunes, roughly chopped

·        100ml / 3 ½ fl oz brandy

·        250g/ 9 oz 70% dark chocolate

·        200g/ 7 oz light muscovado sugar

·        4 large eggs, separated

·        1 tblsp cocoa powder

Method:

1.      Heat oven to 140C (fan)

2.      Grease and line a 22cm round cake-tin with butter & baking parchment

3.      In a small bowl soak the chopped prunes in brandy

4.      Melt the chocolate and the butter in another small bowl over a saucepan of simmering water

5.      In a large bowl, whisk the sugar and the yolks together

6.      Fold in the melted chocolate

7.      In a separate bowl whisk the egg whites until white and frothy (about 5 minutes)

8.      Add the brandy-soaked prunes to the chocolate mix

9.      Gently fold in the egg whites

10.   Tip the mixture into the cake tin

11.   Bake for 40 - 45 minutes until a skewer comes out clean

12.   Leave to cool in the tin for ten minutes

13.   Turn out onto wire rack to cool fully

14.   Dust with cocoa powder

What else you need to know:

1.      Very rich - so serve in thin slivers with crème fraiche or mascarpone