Recipe

Loma Linda Chocolate Prune Cake Recipe

	Kyburg / All my dishes 2 years, 1 month ago Loma Linda University Medical Center is well known as a Seventh-Day Adventist stronghold - with a fine cuisine following its ovo-lacto vegetarian diet. They are FAMOUS for this cake - and you find out quickly just why. It's fantastic - Prep:45m Cook:30m Servings:8	Kyburg
	vegetarian american regional chocolate cake

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Ingredients

3/4 cup pitted prunes

1/4 cup boiling water

2/3 cup oil

1 cup sugar

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs

1 cup buttermilk

2 1/2 cups flour

2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons baking powder

Directions

Soak prunes in boiling water 30 minutes. Drain and set aside.

Combine oil, sugar, cocoa, cinnamon, salt and vanilla in bowl. Add eggs

and beat well 2 minutes. Combine soaked prunes and buttermilk in blender

container or food processor bowl and chop finely. Add to oil mixture with

flour, baking soda and baking powder. Beat well.

Turn into well-greased and floured 13x9-inch baking pan or 2 (8-inch)

round layer-cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees 30 minutes, or until wood pick

inserted near center comes out clean.

The original recipe called out for a chocolate fudge icing made with:

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup vegetable shortening

1/4 cup white corn syrup

2 cups sifted powdered sugar

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Bring water to boil. Remove from heat and beat in

shortening and corn syrup. Add powdered sugar, cocoa, salt and vanilla.

Beat to spreading consistency.

I use a recipe for a Sour Cream Chocolate Frosting from a recipe I'll post separately.

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Comments

invisiblechef 2 years, 1 month ago said:
I grew up Seventh Day Adventist- so I knew right away about Loma Linda. I will make this cake sounds good. I miss their hot dogs!

Do you go to 3abn? my mom is a STRICT vegetarian and goes there for her recipes.

kyburg 2 years, 1 month ago said:
I come from a long line of SDA, according to my mother - who wasn't. But having been born and raised in Hemet, and knowing Loma Linda was THE biggest hospital near us - I grew up learning a lot from them. Doesn't hurt that I work with a lot of Hindu Jains now, does it? ^^ (BTW, I love vegetarian food - and eat it by choice, even though I'm rather omnivorous by trade.)

invisiblechef 2 years, 1 month ago said:
We come from a long line of Catholics- my Grandparents came from Sicily, my mother is the only one who has converted to The Seventh Day Adventist Church, my sister also. Not that I'm Catholic either, I'm more of a believer in my heart.

Thanks for the recipe. I printed it out and am going to send it to my mom. She won't make the Icing. I will wait to see what your icing looks like.

Marie

cherihannah 2 years, 1 month ago said:
Thanks for this recipe Lol

uhannigan 2 years, 1 month ago said:
Many years ago I had two cookbooks written by staff and spouses of Loma Linda U. Medical Center. I believe they were titled "An Apple a Day" or something similar. They were very helpful to me in learning to cook veg. But they disappeared, as good cookbooks eventually do. Thanks for the cake recipe.

dottiet 2 years ago said:
Thanks so much. This was a favorite back in the "old days" when the New England San and Hospital existed. So glad to finally add to my collection. My parents used to live in LL but retired and moved away. Mother is gone now. Brother still in LL. Small world. Thanks again.

mjcmcook 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Hi...
I was soooooooo pleased to
find this 'particular' chocolate-prune
cake recipe...!
Thank-you for submitting it...!
...mjcmcook....

raven1245 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Thank you, thank you ! I moved from San Bernardino to the outbacks of Nevada 11 years ago and I am desperate for a LL prune cake! I grew up on it. They used to pack and ship them, but no longer. I'm heating up the oven right now!!

anauck 8 months ago said:
This is great!! I used to live in Barstow and my family would always rave about this recipe.... my mom loves this cake and I cannot wait to make it with her! THANK YOU FOR YOUR POST!

joycemclean 1 week, 2 days ago said:
I worked at LLUMC and this cake was always there for birthdays and special occasions. It is the best cake in the world. One question: Does anyone know if it can be made without flour?

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