Baked Prune Sponge Cake

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ¾ cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 15 prunes, soaked, pitted, and chopped
• ½ cup sugar (for prunes)
• Juice of ½ lemon
• Butter for greasing dish

Method

1. 1 Beat three eggs separately and mix them together.
2. 2 Stir in half a cup of sugar, half a teaspoon of vanilla, and three-fourths cup of flour sifted with one teaspoon of baking powder.
3. 3 Soak, pit, and finely chop fifteen prunes. Toss with half a cup of sugar and the juice of half a lemon.
4. 4 Place the prunes in a buttered baking dish and cover with the batter.
5. 5 Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.