BLACK PRUNE CAKE

Ingredients :

• 24 pitted prunes

• 1 and 1/2 cups of boiling water

• 150 grams of butter

• 300 grams of sugar

• 3 eggs

• 2 teaspoons of vanilla essence

• 400 g self-rising flour

Preparation :

• Soak the plums in boiling water until tender, chop them, and reserve the water.

• Beat the sugar with the butter.

• Add the eggs one by one, beating each time.

• Add the vanilla, the plums and alternate the plum water with the self-rising flour.

• Pour into a greased and floured 18x30 cm (Pyrex) pan and bake in a preheated, moderate oven for 35 to 40 minutes.