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Old Fashioned Prune Cake
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12
Difficulty
Easy
My grandmother passed this recipe down to me, and I've been making it for decades. Old Fashioned Prune Cake is a wonderfully simple dessert that comes together quickly with pantry staples you likely already have on hand. The beauty of this cake lies in its tender crumb and warm spices that make any kitchen smell absolutely divine. Prunes are the real star here, adding natural sweetness and fiber while keeping the cake incredibly moist. Topped with a buttery frosting, this is the kind of homey dessert that never goes out of style and always impresses without requiring fancy ingredients or complicated techniques.
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Ingredients
- 11 cup vegetable oil
- 33 eggs
- 11 ½ cups white sugar
- 22 cups all-purpose flour
- 11 teaspoon baking soda
- 11 teaspoon salt
- 11 teaspoon ground allspice
- 11 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 11 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 11 cup buttermilk
- 11 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 11 cup prunes, pitted and chopped
- 11 ½ cups chopped pecans
- ¾ cup butter¾ cup butter
- ¾ cup buttermilk¾ cup buttermilk
- 11 ½ teaspoons dark corn syrup
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