Prune Cake

Prune cake recipe originally published in WPTF’s “Ask Your Neighbor” Cookbook.

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 20 prunes
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp allspice

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325°F and grease a tube pan.
2. Boil the prunes in water, reduce heat, and simmer until tender, approximately 10-15 minutes.
3. Once the prunes are done, rinse them in cold water to cool.
4. Cut the prunes into small pieces.
5. In a large bowl, combine 1 cup Wesson oil and 1 cup sugar. Add 3 eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
6. In a separate bowl, combine 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, and 1 teaspoon allspice. Sift this mixture 3 times.
7. In another bowl, combine 1 cup of buttermilk and 1 teaspoon of baking soda.
8. Gradually add the buttermilk mixture and the dry mixture to the egg mixture, alternating between each.
9. Fold in the cut-up prunes.
10. Pour the batter into the prepared tube pan.
11. Bake at 325°F for approximately 45 minutes or until done.
12. Pour some buttermilk icing over the prune cake while it is still hot.