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Make a chocolate
cake. Use the recipe of vanilla cake.
Add 2 tablespoon of
cocoa powder while sifting the flour.
After the cake is
cool, slice the cake in order to spread two layers of filling.
PREPARE WALNUT
FILLING:
Combine in a sauce
pan the chopped walnuts and sweetened condensed milk.
Reserve 1 inch of
the can of sweetened condensed milk to make the frosting.
Cook the mixture
until it thickens. Stir with a wood spoon constantly.
PREPARE PRUNES
FILLING:
Place the chopped
prunes and water in a blender and beat the prunes for about 20 seconds.
Pour the prunes in
a saucepan, add the sugar and cook until it thickens.
PREPARE THE
FROSTING:
Combine in a bowl
the remaining sweetened condensed milk, margarine and powdered cocoa. Beat the
mixture in a electric mixer until stiff.
ASSEMBLE THE CAKE:
Spread the walnut
filling in one layer and the prunes in the second layer.
Cover cake with
frosting. Finish the frosting with a fork tip to make the patterns seen on the
photo.
Decorate with
halves of walnuts, peaches, prunes and salad cherries.
Hint: Moisturize
the cake. Sprinkle some iced tea on the cake before spreading the filling.
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