Prune Cake with Glaze
This cake recipe was given to me years ago by a friend, who got it from her mother. I'm 82 years old, have been married 57 years and still enjoy baking this cake for my husband.12-16 ServingsPrep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min.
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pitted dried plums, cooked
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- TOPPING:
- 1/2 cup butter, cubed
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup sugar
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine first six ingredients. Add oil, eggs,
- buttermilk and vanilla; mix well. Fold in prunes and nuts. Pour into
- an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 45
- minutes. meanwhile, combine all topping ingredients in a saucepan.
- bring to a boil and boil 2 minutes. Pour over hot cake. Leave in pan