SPICY ITALIAN PLUM CAKE

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We have an old Italian prune (plum) tree and I plan on trying this one out with some of this years harvest. Don't know where I got this originally. Found it on an old floppy disk I was browsing, from an old Food BBS from before the WWW days. WARNING: This is definately NOT low ANYTHING!!

Provided by Outta Here

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h40m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 cups italian plums (after pitting and quartering)
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup milk
1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/2 lb powdered sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 pinch salt
2 -3 tablespoons hot coffee (STRONG)
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Place plums in large saucepan with about 1 inch of water. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes, or until soft. Drain and cool.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Butter and flour a 10-inch bundt pan (or tube pan).
  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and continue beating until mixture is very light in color.
  • Sift flour with spices and soda. Add to butter mixture in thirds, alternating with the milk. Beat just until ingredients are incorporated.
  • Stir in plums and walnuts. Pour batter into pan and bake 1 hour, or until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan. Let cool in pan 5 minutes. Turn out onto wire rack and cool completely before frosting.
  • For frosting:.
  • Cream butter. Add powdered sugar and cocoa gradually, stirring until well blended. Stir in salt.
  • Stir in coffee, a little at a time. Add just enough to make the frosting a spreadable consistency. Beat until fluffy and add vanilla. Frost cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 581.7, Fat 28.1, SaturatedFat 13.6, Cholesterol 122.8, Sodium 255.2, Carbohydrate 77.9, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 50.9, Protein 7.7

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