Baby's Favorite Prune Cake

I made this when my cousin wouldn't part with her recipe for prune cake, and none of the recipes I could find seemed to match the goodness of her baking. This is almost an exact replica, and for all I know could be exactly what she uses. You will find that this cake is a very old-fashioned quick bread that uses baby food to keep it moist and provide that extra burst of flavor. I am sure it will quickly become one of your favorites!

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup margarine, softened
• 1  cup light brown sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 12  ounces prune baby food (applesauce could be substituted)
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon clove
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  cup  chopped walnuts
• 2  cups  pitted prunes, snipped into raisin-sized pieces
• 2  tablespoons  sorghum molasses

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Grease 13x9x2" cake pan, and set aside.
3. Cream together margarine and sugar until well blended; add lightly beaten eggs and mix well.
4. Add prune baby food and molasses to sugar/egg mix and blend well.
5. In a large bowl, sift together dry ingredients except nuts and prunes.
6. Add to dry ingredients and stir until moistened.
7. Add nuts and prunes and fold into batter.
8. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in 325 degree oven for approximately 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in cake comes out pretty clean.
9. Serve plain, as a snacking cake, or for a sweeter touch, sift confectioners sugar over cake; or make a glaze of confectioners sugar and milk to a drizzling consistency and drizzle over cake.
10. Tastes good plain though.