BREAKFAST PRUNE SPICE CAKE

Breakfast Prune Spice Cake image

This moist cake was a favorite of mine as a child - probably because it meant I could have cake for breakfast! Moist, spicy and delicious any time of day!

Provided by LauraG

Categories Desserts Cakes Spice Cake Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
2 cups white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ⅓ cups buttermilk
1 ⅓ cups stewed prunes, chopped
2 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch tube pan.
In a large bowl, mix the shortening and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and prunes. Sift the flour, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda into a large bowl or onto a sheet of waxed paper. Stir in the dry ingredients 1/3 at a time, alternating with the buttermilk. Mix in the walnuts if using. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the crown of the cake comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 374.5 calories, Carbohydrate 46.8 g, Cholesterol 47.3 mg, Fat 19.4 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 5.5 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 294.7 mg, Sugar 31.1 g