Goldberry Grove
Mountain Measures · 1974

Prune Cake

The cook's name wasn't printed with this one.

  • CourseCakes
  • Oven300°F
  • Time1 hour
  • Ingredients18
  • Steps6

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Sauce

Method

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  1. Step 1: Blend sugar and oil. Add beaten eggs and beat well.

  2. Step 2: Sift the dry ingredients together three times. Add alternately with sour milk, beating well after each addition.

  3. Step 3: Stir in nuts, prunes and vanilla until evenly distributed.

  4. Step 4: Pour into a buttered 9 x 13 x 2-inch pan and bake at 300°F for 1 hour.

  5. Step 5: While the cake bakes, make the sauce: combine all sauce ingredients in a saucepan and boil 1 minute without beating.

  6. Step 6: Pour the sauce over the cake immediately, while it is still hot. Leave the cake in the pan.

What we changed or couldn’t read (3)
  • Salt quantity missing ('1 teaspoon allspice teaspoon salt').
  • Sauce soda printed '/2 teaspoon'; read as ½ tsp.
  • No contributor printed.
Mountain Measures, 1974. Compiled by Junior League of Charleston, Charleston, West Virginia.Transcribed by Goldberry Grove, with thanks to Marshall University.
Prune Cake | Nut & Fruit Dishes | Goldberry Grove Farm