How to Make Chocolate Plum Pudding Cake - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's nothing quite like the warm, comforting taste of a homemade pudding cake on a chilly evening. And when you add chocolate and plums into the mix, you have a dessert that's sure to satisfy any sweet tooth. This Chocolate Plum Pudding Cake recipe is the perfect combination of rich, decadent chocolate and juicy, sweet plums, all baked into a moist and fluffy cake that's just begging to be topped with a scoop of ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.

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Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup raisins
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup whole wheat flour
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¾ cup butter, softened
  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups applesauce
  • ½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Information

  • Prep Time: 25 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 1 to 9 - inch tube cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place raisins in a small saucepan, and cover with boiling water. Soak for 5 minutes, then drain. Grease and flour a 9 inch tube pan.
  • Sift together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in the eggs, then the applesauce. Beat in the flour mixture. Stir in raisins and walnuts. Spread batter evenly into prepared tube pan.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 80 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely; chill.
  • Nutrition

    351 cal.

    • Total Fat: 17g
    • Saturated Fat: 8g
    • Cholesterol: 77mg
    • Sodium: 360mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 50g
    • Dietary Fiber: 3g
    • Total Sugars: 34g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 33mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 211mg