This cake, perfect for a birthday or other special occasion, is filled with heart-healthy ingredients such as flaxseed, cocoa powder, and almonds, but is still packed with chocolaty flavor. Cutting the cake into heart shapes makes for an extra-special presentation.

A moist cake made with fresh figs.

This recipe makes a tall, sturdy cake when baked in a 10-inch tube pan. The cake is not very sweet, and not as dense or as moist as a fruitcake. Adapted from “Fleischmann’s New Treasury of Yeast Baking” booklet (1968). Serves 12 to 14.

This recipe, e-mailed to me from friends, may be the most dangerous cake recipe in the world since it puts us only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake any time of the day or night!

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