Prune Cake

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb. prunes
  • 1/2 cup of sugar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 3 eggs
  • 5 Tbsp. buttermilk
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp.cloves
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup cooked prunes, cut fine
  • 1 cup nuts, chopped
  • Filling
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup prunes, cut fine
  • lump of butter
  • dash of salt
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 cup nuts chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Soak 1 lb. prunes in cold water over night. Cook prunes with 1/2 cup sugar. Let prunes cool until ready to put in cake mixture.

Cream sugar & shortening. Add eggs & buttermilk. Sift dry ingredients together several times. Add to other ingredients. Cook in three layers at 350 degrees for 15-20 min.

Filling
Mix all of these ingredients together & cook until mixture boils down very low. Beat until cool. Spread between layers.