Old Fashioned Prune Cake

This is a very moist and rich cake. A little troublesome, but well worth it!

• Calories: 702 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¾ cup butter
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• ¾ cup buttermilk
• 1 ½ cups chopped pecans
• 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup prunes, pitted and chopped
• 1 ½ teaspoons dark corn syrup

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour Bundt or tube pan.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, mix together flour, soda, salt, allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.

Step 3

In a large bowl, combine oil, eggs and 1 1/2 cup sugar. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed.

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 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.