Mary's Prune Cake
photo by Engrossed
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Yields:
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1 cake
ingredients
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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
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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
- For the cake: Blend sugar, oil and eggs.
- Add dry ingredients altering with the milk.
- Add vanilla, nuts and prunes.
- Bake in a 13x9x2" pan at 300 degrees for 45-60 minutes.
- While hot and still in pan pour icing over the cake.
- For the icing: Mix all ingredients in saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Remove from heat and pour over cake.
- Use fork to pierce holes in cake to absorb icing.
Reviews
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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
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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!
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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.
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Bev I Am
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