Plum Bread

This is called a bread, but tastes more like a cake. I make this mostly during the holidays. The spices in this cake just lend themselves to eggnog and Christmas smells. You can bake this as a bundt cake, 4 small loaves, or 2 medium loaves.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 385 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1 teaspoon red food coloring
• 2 (4 ounce) jars plum baby food
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 2.5 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a bundt pan or loaf pans.

Step 2

In a large bowl, mix together vegetable oil, white sugar, eggs, plum baby food, and food coloring. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, baking soda, and nuts.

Step 3

Mix wet and dry ingredients together. Transfer batter to prepared pan(s).

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. (Smaller loaf pans will take less time.)

Step 5

Remove from oven to cool 10 minutes in pan. Remove and place on cooling rack.

Step 6

While the cake is cooling, combine confectioners' sugar and lemon juice. Brush over top while cake is still hot.