Holiday Cake Recipe
submitted by reader Billie Rogers
of Durant, OK
Ingredients
Cake:
2 cups chopped prunes (12 ounces)
21/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons
baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice
4 eggs
1 cup prune juice
6 tablespoons butter, softened
2 cups granulated sugar
Icing:
1/2 cup ( 1 stick) butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
16 ounces powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
11. Preheat oven to 325F. Grease and flour 3 (9-inch) round cake pans.
2. To prepare cake, pour 2 cups hot water over prunes. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes to soften.
3. Sift together flour, soda and spices. Place eggs in a large mixing bowl and beat with a mixer at medium-high speed. Add prune juice and butter; beat well. Add flour mixture and granulated sugar; beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Drain prunes; stir prunes into batter.
4. Divide batter evenly among pans. Bake 16 to 20 minutes, until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pans on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove layers from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
5. To prepare icing, combine butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl. Using a mixer at medium-high speed, beat until smooth. Add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Stir in pecans.
6. Spread a thin layer of icing over the top of one cake layer. Add second layer; ice top. Top with third layer; ice top and sides. Store in refrigerator. Refrigerate 24 hours before serving for better flavor. Serves 16.
Nutritional Information
Nutritional facts per serving: 470 calories, 19g fat, 5g protein, 77g carbohydrates, 2g fiber, 300mg sodium.
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6/3/08 12:50 AM
I just made the cake tonight so I can't gice a "taste" review. The recipe is easy to prepare. There is an error. In the ingreients there is 2 cupsof sugar listed. Nowhere in the instructions is it indicated where to add.
I assumed it needed to go in with the eggs to cream together then add the prune juice etc.
6/3/08 1:43 PM
Thank you for catching that error. The sugar and go in with the eggs while they're beating. Or you can add the sugar alternately with the flour mixture. Thanks for letting us know abut this omission.
6/5/08 8:48 PM
I made the cake and it was a huge hit. Moist, dense and a wonderful flavor. I took it to work for a co-worker birthday and not a crumb left. I did not make it in layers. I make it in a 10x14 glass pan. Made the icing (had alittle left over) & sprinkled chopped pecans on top. Cooked it for 60 minutes, middle rack. It is definetly a keeper in my book.
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