Recipe: California Prune and almond cake

Here's another bone-friendly bake for you, this time from our partners at California Prunes. Not only is it packed with California Prunes, a good source of vitamin K, it’s also dairy and gluten-free! It’s a quick cake that only takes 10 minutes to prepare – perfect for your Better Bones Coffee Morning this World Osteoporosis Day and beyond.

Recipe

Serves: 10
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 150ml olive oil
• 3 medium eggs
• 80g sugar
• 75g prune puree
• 3 tsp vanilla extract
• 60g cocoa
• Pinch of salt
• 100ml boiling water
• 150g ground almonds
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 150°C fan.
2. Oil and line a deep 20cm loose-bottomed cake tin. This is a very liquid mixture so if your tin is leaky (you can check this by filling it with water) then use a single piece of baking parchment to line the bottom and the sides.
3. Whisk the oil, eggs and sugar together until you have a pale, fluffy mixture (about 3-4 minutes). You can do this with a hand whisk or a food processor. Add the vanilla extract.
4. Boil the kettle. While it’s boiling, put the cocoa and salt in a smallish bowl and pour on the water once it’s boiled and stir. This intensifies the flavour of the cocoa. Add to the egg mixture with the prune puree and blend until you have a smooth mixture.
5. Next, stir in the almonds and the bicarbonate of soda until completely combined. Pour the mixture into your prepared tin and cook for 35-40 minutes.
6. Check the cake is cooked by sticking a skewer into the centre. It should come out clean. If not, give it another few minutes then check again.

Bone-healthy recipes

We’ve got lots more advice on what to eat to protect your bones in our Nutrition section. Find more bone-friendly recipes on the California Prunes website.