Breakfast Prune Spice Cake |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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This moist cake was a favorite of mine as a child - probably because it meant I could have cake for breakfast! Moist, spicy and delicious any time of day! Ingredients:
1 cup shortening |
2 cups white sugar |
4 eggs |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 1/3 cups buttermilk |
1 1/3 cups stewed prunes, chopped |
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon allspice |
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional) |
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch tube pan.
2. In a large bowl, mix the shortening and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and prunes. Sift the flour, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda into a large bowl or onto a sheet of waxed paper. Stir in the dry ingredients 1/3 at a time, alternating with the buttermilk. Mix in the walnuts if using. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
3. Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the crown of the cake comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.
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