Mary's Prune Cake

Submitted by Bev I Am

"This is a recipe given to me years ago by my Mother-in-law. A very sweet, dense cake my husband grew up with and to this day still requests."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Yields: 1 cake

ingredients

• For the cake

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour, combined with the following
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup cooked prune, chopped
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup nuts

• For the Icing

• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon Karo light corn syrup
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 pinch salt
• 1⁄2 cup melted butter

directions

1. For the cake: Blend sugar, oil and eggs.
2. Add dry ingredients altering with the milk.
3. Add vanilla, nuts and prunes.
4. Bake in a 13x9x2" pan at 300 degrees for 45-60 minutes.
5. While hot and still in pan pour icing over the cake.
6. For the icing: Mix all ingredients in saucepan and bring to a boil.
7. Remove from heat and pour over cake.
8. Use fork to pierce holes in cake to absorb icing.

Reviews

[Danl1058]

This is perhaps one of the all-time greatest foods ever! It is exceptionally moist (almost wet) and packed with flavor! If anyone doesn't like this recipe I'll stand on my head naked in the middle of the interstate highway! Don't forget to have some ice cold milk with it (and a second piece)!

 

[timber_newton_inter]

This is a delicious cake! I always use a little less oil and sugar because I find it too "wet" and soggy for my taste. I also only make about half of the glaze otherwise it's too sweet. It's a great smelling / tasting cake!

 

[abnniksmom]

This cake was a request from my mother-n-law,for her bday. It was a huge hit. Very moist and full of flavor. I read the reviews and went with the 8oz prune baby food to save time and it still turned out wonderful. I also noticed a few comments about the icing not absorbing so with mine,after putting the holes in, I poured the icing than scraped around the edges of the whole cake for the icing to sink down into it. Great recipe

 

[Bread N Butter]

My grandmother used to make prune cake when I was a kid and it was always one of my favorites! She was born in 1902 and I recently found her hand-written recipe which is the same as is listed here except that she used an 8 oz. jar of prune babyfood....which I assume is still available in grocery stores! This is a wonderful old-fashioned recipe!

 

[Engrossed]

This is an OUTSTANDING cake! It is so MOIST, SWEET & FLAVORFUL! I LOVE the buttery sweetness of the glaze! I put my prunes in a small saucepan and covered them with water then I boiled them until the water was all absorbed and then I mashed them with a fork. I don't think anyone would know there are prunes in this if you didn't tell them. I used pecan chips for the nuts. I made mine in a glass 13x9 and it baked for 55 minutes. I poked it all over with a fork as suggested and had no problems with the glaze sinking in. This is a KEEPER RECIPE. Made for 1-2-3 hit wonders.