Name: Banana-Prune Cake
Ingredients: 2/3 cup shortening; 2½ cups sifted cake flour; 1½ cups sugar; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. salt; 1 cup mashed bananas; 2/3 cup milk; 2 eggs; 1 cup cooked prunes, chopped; ½ cup walnuts, chopped; brown sugar frosting; walnut halves, for garnish

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Step 1: Stir the shortening just to soften; sift in the dry ingredients.
Step 2: Add the bananas and half the milk; mix until all the flour is dampened, then beat vigorously 2 minutes.
Step 3: Add the eggs and remaining milk and beat 2 minutes.
Step 4: Fold in the prunes and nuts.
Step 5: Pour into a paper-lined 13x9x2-inch pan.
Step 6: Bake in a moderate oven, 350°F, for 40–45 minutes.
Step 7: Let stand in the pan about 10 minutes before removing.
Step 8: When cool, cover with brown sugar frosting and trim with walnut halves.

What we changed or couldn’t read (2)

Source reads 'Add bananas and 2 the milk'; read as 'half the milk'.
No brown sugar frosting recipe is given.

Banana-Prune Cake

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