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Bittersweet Chocolate Cake with Prune Puree!

1 cup prunes, pitted and soaked in 1 cup over night
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup butter, at room tempurature
1 cup hazelnuts, toasted, pulsed in processor until coarsely chopped
5 medium eggs, divided
1/2 cup agave
1/4 teaspoon salt

1.    Preheat oven to 350

2.    Drain prunes and put them in the bowl of a food processor.  Add the vanilla extract and puree until smooth.  Set aside.

3.    Butter a 10" pan, line it with parchment paper and butter the paper.

4.    Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl, then place the bowl on top of a double boiler and melt, stirring occasionally

5.    When chocolate has melted, remove it from the heat, stir in the butter, and fold in the prune puree and the hazelnuts.

6.    Using a mixer beat egg yolks and agave for about 4 minutes then fold into the chocolate mixture. Using a clean mixer beat egg whites and salt unti form stiff peaks.  Fold egg whites into chocolate mixture in three batches.

7.    Pour batter into prepared pan, smooth top.  Bake for 20 minutes, rotate pan and bake 5 to 7 minutes more.  Center should be slightly soft.

 

Mindy Kannon

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