- Prep Time
- 30 mins
- Total Time
- 1 h
- Serves
- 10
Ingredients
- 250
- pitted prunes
- ml
- 1
- green tea
- bag(s)
- 125
- sugar
- ml
- 1
- cinnamon
- stick(s)
- 1
- long strip orange peel
- 60
- dried apricots
- ml
- 375
- flour
- ml
- 60
- cocoa powder
- ml
- 15
- baking powder
- ml
- salt
- Pinch
- 50
- dark chocolate
- g
- 2
- egg(s)
- 175
- milk
- ml
- 75
- margarine
- ml
- 5
- vanilla
- ml
Directions
- Step 1
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Step 2
- Bring 125 mL (1/2 cup) water to a boil in a saucepan. Add half of prunes and stir well. Reduce heat to medium and cook prunes, stirring, for about 5 minutes or until a smooth purée is obtained. Pour into a bowl and reserve.
- Step 3
- In the same casserole, cleaned, bring 250 mL (1 cup) water to a boil. Add teabag, 15 mL (1 tbsp.) sugar, cinnamon stick and orange peel. Infuse for 2 minutes. Remove teabag, cinnamon stick and orange peel. Add remaining prunes and apricots. Cook over low heat for 20 minutes, or the syrup has plumped the fruit. Remove from heat; cover and reserve.
- Step 4
- In a bowl, stir together flour, remaining sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and chopped chocolate. Reserve.
- Step 5
- In a separate bowl, mix eggs, prune purée, milk, margarine and vanilla.
- Step 6
- Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until batter is smooth and blended. Pour into a greased loaf pan measuring 22 cm x 11.5 cm x 6.5 cm (8½ in. x 4½ in. x 2½ in.). Bake in the oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Step 7
- Serve one slice of chocolate loaf per person, along with poached fruit.
