Ingredients
CAKE:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 2 cup seedless prunes, cut in quarters
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
TOPPING:
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking pan. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Stir in the oil, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Stir in the prunes and nuts. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes up clean.
Meanwhile, combine all the topping ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer, stirring for 3 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven and place it on a rack to cool slightly. Pierce the cake all over with a wooden skewer. Pour the topping evenly over the cake. Serve warm or cool.
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By torba97_12904148
Fremont, CA
on February 23, 2013
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Mistake made good!
Followed recipe BUT forgot to use the prunes.
Bottom line...this recipe makes a delicous texture bread.
Annie, Fremont, CA
By justginny
Hickory, NC
on February 22, 2013
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I lost my old recipe so I looked this one up. It's pretty good, but here are the changes I made: I stewed/puréed 1 cup of prunes, I tripled the topping recipe because the one given here was not enough, I did not add lemon juice.
I baked it 45 min. in 350• oven as written, but the cake was not anywhere near done. It was soupy! I'm pretty sure adding the prunes the way I did had nothing to do with it because, except for the topping/prunes/lemon juice, the recipe is pretty similar to my old one, which called for 8 oz. baby food prunes. So I baked it an additional 20 min. and then it turned out very well. Tripling the topping recipe makes just the right amount.
By dimplesue
on April 10, 2012
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My grandmother gave me this recipe years ago. But she stewed her prunes and she sprinkle chopped nuts and coconut on top. It made it more decadent and took the cake to the top.
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