'nothing Goes to Waist' Chocolate Cake

Name: 'nothing Goes to Waist' Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 1 cake, 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 40 g dried prunes; 40 g dried dates; 1 egg; 2 egg whites; 2 tablespoons low-fat drinking cocoa powder; 2 tablespoons cocoa powder; 300 g fat-free sweetened condensed milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1 tablespoon golden syrup; 7 g granulated artificial sweetener; 100 g self raising flour; 3 cups skim milk; 4 tablespoons cocoa powder; 3 tablespoons cornflour; 2 teaspoons vanilla essence; artificial sweetener

Submitted by Hikiko

"Cheesy title. Came up with this off the top of my head a few hours ago Not a bad alternative to 'fat free, low calorie' cakes laden with oil or topped with buttercream!"

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 16
Yields:: 1 cake
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

40 g dried prunes
40 g dried dates
1 egg
2 egg whites
2 tablespoons low-fat drinking cocoa powder
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
300 g fat-free sweetened condensed milk
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 tablespoon golden syrup
7 g granulated artificial sweetener
100 g self raising flour
Icing
3 cups skim milk
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
3 tablespoons cornflour
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
artificial sweetener

directions

Place the dates and prunes in a sauce pan with a couple of teaspoons of water or apple juice and heat until liquid is gone and fruit is softened.
Beat fruit until pureed and place in mixing bowl.
One at a time add the eggs, vanilla essence, condensed milk, golden syrup, sweetener and chocolate powders. Mix well.
Finally fold in the flour and put the mixture into a greased cake tin (use low calorie cooking spray, if preferred.).
Bake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes until risen and a fork comes out clean.
Icing (double and add more corn/cocoa powder, if desired):.
To make the icing place all of the ingredients (minus the sweetener) in a non stick saucepan and mix well before gently heating until the mixture is just boiling & thickened well.
Add granulated sweetener to taste.