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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

  • 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 canola oil
  • 3 large eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped pitted dried plums (prunes), 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

  • 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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