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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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My Southern grandmothers taught me to cook when I was a boy. As I grew older, I specialized in cakes, pies and pastries. I bake several of these cakes each Christmas to give as gifts.Mark Brown, Birmingham, Alabama Ingredients:
2 cups sugar |
2 jars (6 ounces each) strained plum baby food |
3/4 cup vegetable oil |
3 eggs, lightly beaten |
2 cups king arthur unbleached self-rising flour |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1 teaspoon ground cloves |
1 cup chopped pecans |
glaze: |
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar |
1 jar (4 ounces) strained plum-apple baby food |
2 tablespoons milk |
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, beat the sugar, baby food, oil and eggs until well blended. Combine the flour, cinnamon and cloves; gradually beat into plum mixture until blended. Stir in pecans.
2. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. tube pan. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
3. In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over top and sides of cake. Yield: 16-20 servings.
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