Dried Plum Cake

No one will believe that this cake is made with dried plums. It came from my grandmother and is easy to make and delicious.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 518 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• ¼ cup butter
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup chopped pecans (Optional)
• ½ cup buttermilk
• ½ cup canola oil
• 1 cup pitted prunes, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour a 11x9-inch pan.

Step 3

Blend sugar and canola oil together in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer. Add eggs, flour, prunes, allspice, baking soda, and salt; mix well. Add buttermilk, pecans, and vanilla extract and combine. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 4

While cake is baking, mix buttermilk, sugar, butter, and vanilla extract together in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until it begins to thicken, about 5 minutes. Pour glaze over cake when it comes out of the oven.

Step 5

Let glazed cake cool completely, about 30 minutes. Cut into squares.