Prune Cake

This recipe was Papa's favorite cake.

  (Glenna Teets)

3 eggs

1 ½ cup sugar

2 cups cooked prunes

1 cup oil

2 cup sifted flour (plain)

1 t vanilla

1 t cinnamon

1 t allspice

1 t nutmeg

1 t baking soda

1 cup chopped nuts

1 cup buttermilk

Blend sugar, oil, eggs and beat. Add all dry ingredients with milk. Add vanilla, nuts and prunes. Pour into floured pan. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.

GLAZE:

1 cup sugar

1 t baking soda

¼ cup of butter (½ stick)

½ cup buttermilk

1 T syrup

½ t vanilla

Cook until boils and turns brown. Pour on cake while still hot. Poke fork holes into cake first so glaze drips into cake.