Prune Cake

Submitted by Granny-Nell Hutchins on January 16, 2017 - 3:01pm

Summary

Yield
SourceAunt Ann
Prep Time20 minutes
CategoryCakes
CuisineAmerican
TagsAunt Ann

Description

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup oil
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup cooked chopped prunes
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp cloves
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 tsp soda dissolved in small amount of milk
  • 1/2 stick margarine
  • 2 tsps vanilla

Instructions

Cake: Beat eggs. Add sugar and oil. Dissolve soda in milk. In a bowl, combine flour, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, and salt. Alternate and add this mixture and the milk mixture to the egg mixture. Last, add cooked prunes. Pour into a loaf pan and bake at 350° for 1 hour or until done.
Icing: As the cake gets done, combine buttermilk, soda/milk mixture, sugar, margarine and vanilla in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Poke holes in
the hot cake with a fork. Pour boiling icing over. Note: Dates may be substituted for prunes.

Notes

Aunt Ann said that this is about the only cake she use to bake. 

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