=== CAKE ===
2 c Flour
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1 ts Ground nutmeg
1/4 ts Ground allspice
2 c Sugar
1 c Vegetable oil
1 c Buttermilk
1 ts Vanilla extract
3 Eggs
2 c Seedless prunes; cut in
-quarters
1 c Chopped walnuts
=== TOPPING ===
1/3 c Sugar
1/3 c Buttermilk
2 tb Unsalted butter
1/4 ts Baking soda
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9- by 13-inch baking pan. Mix all the
dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Stir in the oil, buttermilk, and
vanilla. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Stir in the prunes and nuts. Pour
batter into prepared pan and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until a
toothpick inserted in the center comes up clean. Meanwhile, combine all the
topping ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer,
stirring for 3 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven and place it on a
rack to cool slightly. Pierce the cake all over with a wooden skewer. Pour
the topping evenly over the cake. Serve warm or cool. This recipe yields
one 9- by 13-inch cake.
Yields
1 servings