Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      cups          cake flour
   1      cup           unsweetened cocoa powder
   1      teaspoon      baking powder
     1/2  teaspoon      salt
   1 1/2  cups          packed brown sugar
   2                    eggs
   1                    egg white
   1      cup           prune puree -- see note
     3/4  cup           nonfat milk
   4      teaspoons     vanilla
   1      cup           boiling water
   2      tablespoons   instant espresso coffee powder
   2      teaspoons     baking soda
   2      cups          frozen pitted unsweetened dark sweet
                        cherries
                        coarsely chopped -- thawed and well
                        drained
     1/2  cup           chopped toasted walnuts
                        Powdered sugar -- for dusting
                        (optional)
                        Additional cherries (fresh or frozen) -- and mint
   1      sprig         , for
                        garnish

Preparation:

Directions * Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 3- to 4-quart bundt or other tube pan with vegetable cooking spray. Into large bowl sift flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; mix in brown sugar. In another bowl whisk eggs with prune puree, milk and vanilla. * Pour boiling water into measuring cup; stir in espresso powder and baking soda. Stir egg and water mixtures into flour mixture; mix just until blended. Pour half the batter into pan; sprinkle cherries and walnuts evenly over batter. Pour in remaining batter. * Bake in center of oven about 45 minutes until pick inserted into cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack 15 minutes; invert onto rack, remove pan and cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar; place on serving plate. Fill cake center with additional cherries and garnish with mint. Prune puree: Combine 1 1/3 cups (8 ounces) pitted prunes and 6 tablespoons hot water in container of food processor. Pulse on and off until prunes are finely chopped. Makes about 1 cup. All ingredients are available for a fraction of the cost when purchased in the bulk section of your supermarket or food co-op. A flavorful sensation when added to reduced fat sour cream or yogurt.

Nutritional Information:

221 calories; 4 g fat; 27 mg cholesterol; 201 mg sodium; 43 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 5 g protein.