Name: Prune Cake de Luxe
Ingredients: 2 c. pitted, cooked prunes, chopped, and juice; 2 c. seedless raisins; 1 c. coarsely chopped walnuts; 2 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1 egg; ¼ tsp. salt; 1½ c. sugar; ½ c. shortening; 2 c. sifted flour; ¼ c. cocoa; 1 tsp. ground nutmeg

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Chocolate complements the fruity flavor. For dessert, reheat foil-wrapped unfrosted cake; serve with ice cream or lemon sauce. For tea, cut in 1" squares and roll in confectioners sugar

Ingredients

2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp.

Method

Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, spices and cocoa.
Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, creaming until mixture is light and fluffy. Add unbeaten egg and beat into mixture until well blended.
Alternately add prunes and juice (there should be at least ½ c. juice) with sifted dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Start and end with dry ingredients.

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