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Mee Maws Prune Cake

Mee Maws Prune Cake
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— Clark Family Collection

Clark family recipe for Mee Maws Prune Cake.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups plain flour
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 c wesson oil
  • 1 c buttermilk
  • 1 cup nuts
  • 1 cup cooked prunes
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 TBS each cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice
  • 3 eggs
  • icing: 1 stick of butter
  • icing: 1 c sugar
  • icing: 1 1/2 cup butter milk

Instructions

  1. Mix dry ingredients. Cook dried prunes with just a little water to
  2. re hydrate. They will become very tender and fall apart. Add to
  3. mixture. Beat only to mix.
  4. Pour into large shallow greased and floured pan.
  5. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes
  6. ICING:
  7. mix ingredients and cook. Bring to a boil. Remove and add 1/2 tsp
  8. baking soda. Punch holes in cake and pour this hot mixture over.
  9. Serve cake warm.