Goldberry Grove
Central Cook Book · 1963

Bit O'Spice Prune Cake

From Mrs. S. A. Ammar, of Logan, West Virginia.

  • CourseCakes
  • Oven350°F
  • Time45 minutes
  • Ingredients17
  • Steps7

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Cake

Topping

Method

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  1. Step 1: Sift the flour, soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice.

  2. Step 2: Add the sugar, oil, eggs, buttermilk and vanilla; beat until smooth.

  3. Step 3: Stir in the prunes and pecans.

  4. Step 4: Pour into a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

  5. Step 5: Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.

  6. Step 6: Heat the topping ingredients to boiling.

  7. Step 7: Pour over the cake, piercing it with a toothpick until the topping is absorbed.

What we changed or couldn’t read (2)
  • The ingredient list says 'baking powder' but the method sifts in soda; shown as baking soda.
  • Source lists '1 cup chopped pecans, cook' and then '1 cup chopped pecans'; the first is read as 1 cup cooked, chopped prunes.
Central Cook Book, 1963. Compiled by The Woman's Club of Logan, Inc., Logan, West Virginia.Transcribed by Goldberry Grove, with thanks to Marshall University.
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