Simple Prune Spice Cake Recipe
My passion for Prune Spice Cake grew during high school days. The main ingredient in Prune Spice Cake is always Fruits. The European Prune Spice Cake is enticing as a Dessert for meals. This Prune Spice Cake is a lovely way in which you can express your gratitude to your aunts, moms, grandparents and friends for teaching you recipes. Try it out!
Ingredients
3 cups sifted Swans Down Cake Flour
2 1/4 teaspoons Calumet Baking Powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon mace
3/4 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups drained coarsely chopped prunes
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
Directions
Sift flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices together.
Cream shortening.
Add sugar gradually and cream together until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
Add vanilla and prunes.
Add flour alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
Pour batter into three 9-inch layer pans or two 9x9x2-inch pans which have been lined on bottoms with paper.
Bake in a moderate oven (350°F.) 30 to 35 minutes for round pans and 35 to 40 minutes for square pans.
Cool.
Frost with Butter Cream or Coffee Butter Cream Frosting
Cream shortening.
Add sugar gradually and cream together until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
Add vanilla and prunes.
Add flour alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
Pour batter into three 9-inch layer pans or two 9x9x2-inch pans which have been lined on bottoms with paper.
Bake in a moderate oven (350°F.) 30 to 35 minutes for round pans and 35 to 40 minutes for square pans.
Cool.
Frost with Butter Cream or Coffee Butter Cream Frosting
