Prune Cake with Glaze
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min.
YIELD: 16 servings.
This prune 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. —Laura Olson, Mesa, Arizona
Ingredients
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1-1/2 cups sugar
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 cup canola oil
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3 large eggs, beaten
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1/2 cup buttermilk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup chopped pitted dried plums (prunes), cooked
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1 cup chopped nuts
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TOPPING:
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1/2 cup butter, cubed
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1/3 cup buttermilk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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3/4 cup sugar
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine first 6 ingredients. Add oil, eggs, buttermilk and vanilla; mix well. Fold in prunes and nuts. Pour into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until toothpick comes out clean, about 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 to cool.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 437 calories, 25g fat (6g saturated fat), 51mg cholesterol, 351mg sodium, 48g carbohydrate (32g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.
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