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Walnut cake with prunes

Walnut cake with prunes

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A rich German cake: featuring chopped walnuts, plums, cocoa, and grated chocolate, and infused with a splash of rum, baked in a springform pan.

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Recipe from Krokofant, Klaus Eifert, Prog and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Discover this walnut and dried plum cake, a rich and delicious dessert.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$13.98 $1.75 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $1.16
  • $0.11
  • $2.00
  • $0.32
  • $0.50
  • $0.09
  • $2.62
  • $6.61
  • $0.57

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Cream together the butter and sugar, then add the eggs one at a time.
  2. Mix the flour with the cocoa and baking powder, then add the plums, walnuts, grated chocolate, and rum. ≈ 4 min
  3. Pour the thick batter into a greased springform pan or onto a small baking sheet. ≈ 3 min
  4. Cook for approximately 45 minutes over medium heat, until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

The bill

Walnut cake with prunes

  • 125 g of softened butter$1.16
  • 150 g of sugar$0.11
  • 5 eggs$2.00
  • 200 g of flour$0.32
  • 25 g of cocoa powder$0.50
  • 1 package of baking powder$0.09
  • 200 g of plums, cut into small pieces$2.62
  • 300 g of chopped walnuts$6.61
  • 2 tablespoons of rum (optional)$0.57

Total$13.98

that's $1.75 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 125 g of softened butter
  • 150 g of sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 200 g of flour
  • 25 g of cocoa powder
  • 1 package of baking powder
  • 200 g of plums, cut into small pieces
  • 300 g of chopped walnuts
  • 50 g of grated chocolate
  • 2 tablespoons of rum (optional)

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