Recipe Old Fashioned Prune Cake
Old Fashioned Prune Cake
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
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and grease and flour a Bundt or tube pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. In a larger bowl, beat the oil, eggs, and 1 1/2 cups of sugar for 2 minutes, then alternately add the flour mixture and 1 cup of buttermilk. Stir in the prunes, pecans, and 1 1/4 teaspoons of vanilla, then bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean. Poke deep holes into the hot cake. Prepare the topping by melting the butter, 3/4 cup buttermilk, corn syrup, and 1 1/2 cups of sugar in a saucepan; remove from heat, stir in 2 teaspoons of vanilla, and pour over the cake to soak in.
Nutrition
Total Fat 42g 53%, Saturated Fat 11g 56%, Cholesterol 78mg 26%, Sodium 438mg 19%, Total Carbohydrate 80g 29%, Dietary Fiber 3g 11%, Total Sugars 59g, Protein 7g, Vitamin C 1mg 6%, Calcium 76mg 6%, Iron 2mg 11%, Potassium 264mg 6%
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