Sugar Plum Cake

A tasty dessert for the holidays or just anytime. Received recipe from a friend and posting for safe-keeping. Hint: Thoroughly mix just the flour and plums together until well-coated, then add remaining cake ingredients. This will keep the plums from all becoming settled at the bottom of the cake.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 3  eggs
• 1  cup  vegetable oil
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon allspice
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon nutmeg
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  cup  pitted dried plum, chopped
• 1 1⁄2 cups  chopped  nuts (i.e., walnuts, pecans)

• Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup margarine (or butter)
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup buttermilk

Directions

1. Grease and flour bundt or 9×13 cake pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine all cake ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Beat with electric mixer until well combined.
3. Pour into prepared cake pan and bake for one hour.
4. Just before cake is done, place all sauce ingredients into a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and continue boiling gently until sauce is thickened, about two minutes.
5. Remove done cake from oven and poke holes all over top with a fork.
6. Pour hot sauce over hot cake. Allow to sit in pan until sauce is absorbed.