Prune Whip Spice Cake with Prune Butter Frosting
Yield
1 cakePrep
30 minCook
30 minReady
70 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 ¼ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 ⅓ | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
cinnamon
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
nutmeg
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
allspice
|
|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| ½ | cup |
prune juice
drained from cooked prunes |
* |
| ½ | cup |
milk
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| Prune butter frosting | |||
| 6 | tablespoons |
butter
|
|
| 3 | cups |
powdered sugar
sifted |
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
lemon juice
|
|
| 4 | tablespoons |
prune juice
|
* |
| 1 | teaspoon |
lemon zest
grated |
|
| 1 | dash |
salt
|
*
|
| ½ | cup |
prunes
cut-up, cooked, well-drained |
*
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
nuts
chopped |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 532 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 315 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
nutmeg
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
allspice
|
|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 118 | ml |
prune juice
drained from cooked prunes |
* |
| 118 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| Prune butter frosting | |||
| 9E+1 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 7.1E+2 | ml |
powdered sugar
sifted |
|
| 3.8 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
| 6E+1 | ml |
prune juice
|
* |
| 5 | ml |
lemon zest
grated |
|
| 1 | dash |
salt
|
*
|
| 118 | ml |
prunes
cut-up, cooked, well-drained |
*
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
nuts
chopped |
|
Directions
Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices into large bowl of electric mixer.
Add shortening, prune juice and milk.
Beat with electric mixer for 1½ minutes on slow or medium speed.
Scrape bowl and beaters; mix well.
Add eggs and vanilla.
Beat for 1½ minutes more on slow or medium speed.
Scrape and mix again.
Stir once around bowl with spoon.
Pour batter into two 8-inch layer cake pans which have been greased and floured.
Bake in a 350℉ (180℃). oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
Frost with Prune Butter Frosting.
PRUNE BUTTER FROSTING: Cream butter or margarine in large bowl of electric mixer.
Add sugar alternately with juices; beat until well blended.
Add grated rind and salt.
Beat until frosting is of good spreading consistency.
Fold in prunes and nuts.
This cake and frosting will freeze.
