Old Fashioned Prune Cake
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Description
This is a very moist and rich cake. A little troublesome, but well worth it!
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup prunes, pitted and chopped
- 1 ½ cups chopped pecans
- ¾ cup butter
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 1 ½ teaspoons dark corn syrup
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour Bundt or tube pan.
- 2. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, soda, salt, allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
- 3. In a large bowl, combine oil, eggs and 1 1/2 cup sugar. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
- 4. Add flour mixture, alternating with 1 cup buttermilk, starting and ending with dry ingredients. beat well after each addition. Stir in prunes, pecans and 1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla.
- 5. Pour into greased and floured bundt or tube pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center.
- 6. Make large, deep holes in hot cake and pour topping in holes and on top of cake a little at a time, giving it time to soak in.
- 7. For the topping: In saucepan, over medium heat, cook butter, 3/4 cup buttermilk, corn syrup and 1 1/2 cup sugar until sugar and butter melt. Remove from heat and add 2 teaspoons vanilla and stir.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 1 Bundt or tube pan
calories: 701.5 kcal
carbohydrates: 79.7 g
protein: 6.7 g
saturated fat: 11.2 g
cholesterol: 78.4 mg
sodium: 438.1 mg
fiber: 3.1 g
sugar: 58.9 g
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