My girlfriend found this recipe and had me make it yesterday night even
though I'm not a fan of prunes. It was quite good anyway. I think it
would be better with raspberries or blackcurrants.
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Prune Cake
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Prune stew:
200 gram prunes (with seeds)
1 cup water
3 tbsp sugar
Let prunes soak overnight in the water (or just add cooking time). Add
the sugar and boil the mixture over low heat until done. Remove the
seeds.
Custard:
2 eggs
2 tbsp sugar
1/4 vanilla pod
1 cup whole milk
2 tsp corn starch
Dissolve the starch in the milk. Cut the vanilla lengthwise and scrape
out the the seeds. Pour milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla pods and seeds into
a pot and bring to boil - keep it on 2 minutes and cool it.
Spongy Layers:
135 gram sugar
4 eggs
110 gram Flour
2 tsp baking powder
Whip eggs and sugar white and foamy. Mix Flour and baking powder and
fold it into the eggs. Strain into two [censored] dishes or springform pans.
Bake for 8 minutes at 420 F.
Whip 1 cup of heavy cream into whipped cream.
Assemble the cake with a spongy layer, a prune layer, a custard layer,
a spongy layer, and finally whipped cream on top.