Monday, May 20, 2019

Prune Cake (Moms)

2 small bottles of baby prunes
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
¾ cup shortening (Butter or margarine softened)
1½ cups flour
1 tsp soda
¾ tsp allspice
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
½ cup nuts
½ cup milk


Beat together sugar, eggs and softened butter. Mix dry ingredients together and add alternately with milk and prunes. Fold in nuts. Put in a 9x13 greased and floured baking pan. Bake at 350-375 degree.

Cool and frost with panoche frosting:

½ cup brown sugar                          ¼ cup butter
2 ½ to 3 cups powdered sugar          6 TBSP milk

Combine brown sugar, butter and milk. Bring to boil over medium beat. Boil and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to luke warm. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until frosting reaches spreading consistency.

(I double the recipe—but I love this frosting!!  submitted by Laurie)

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