Breakfast Prune Spice Cake Recipes

OLD FASHIONED PRUNE CAKE

Steps:

• I do not use a mixer with this cake. You will need 3 bowls, 1 large mixing bowl and 2 smaller bowls. Put your chopped prunes in one of the small bowls, cover with the cup of buttermilk and set aside. In the large bowl add together the oil, sugar, and eggs mixing well with a spoon. In the other bowl combine the flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg and use a wire whisk to mix well.
• Pour the prunes and milk into the large bowl with the sugar, eggs, and oil. Add the dry ingredients and mix well with a spoon. (I use a wooden spoon). Add vanilla extract and mix. Spray a 9 x 13 cake pan and add the batter. Bake in preheated 325 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until the center of the cake is done. Add the topping recipe below while still warm.

SPICED PRUNE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour a nonstick Bundt pan (12-cup capacity), tapping out excess flour; set aside.
• Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil; remove from heat, and add prunes. Cover, and let soak 10 minutes. Drain prunes and finely chop; set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt, and baking soda; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together oil, buttermilk, and eggs. Add oil mixture to flour mixture; mix just until combined. Stir in prunes and nuts.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan, and bake until a toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean and the cake has pulled away completely from sides of the pan, 1 hour and 45 minutes to 2 hours.
• Immediately invert onto a cooling rack; let cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired.

PRUNE CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE

Steps:

• Spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray or line with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350º Fahrenheit.
• Place the prunes in a small saucepan and cover them with water. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 8 minutes or until they are soft and can be mashed with a fork.
• Drain the water, place the prunes on a plate and mash them. They do not have to be totally liquified. It's ok if there are little chunks.
• In a large bowl, mix together the oil, sugar and eggs.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.
• Add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, stirring just until combined.
• Fold in the pecans and the mashed prunes.
• Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes.
• While the cake is baking, prepare the buttermilk sauce.
• In a small saucepan, combine all of the sauce ingredients. Cook and stir for about 10 minutes over low heat. Keep the heat over low and keep the bubbles simmering on low. Stir just slightly every now and then but don't scrape the sides of the pan while simmering. The color will be bubbly a creamy butter color. It will start to thicken very slightly into a syrup.
• Use a table fork to poke a few holes in the top of the warm cake as soon as it comes out of the oven. Pour the warm glaze over the cake while it is still hot.

BIT OF SPICE PRUNE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix ingredients all together.
• Pour into 13 x 9-inch greased pan.
• Bake at 350°F for approximately 40 - 45 minutes. Check very carefully. My mom didn't put down the time in the oven.
• While cake is cooking, put ingredients for topping in pan. Bring to a boil.
• While cake is still hot, pierce the top with a fork.
• Spoon topping over cake until it is absorbed.

PRUNE SPICE CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK ICING

Steps:

• CAKE.
• Blend sugar, oil and eggs.
• Sift together all dry ingredients and add alternately with buttermilk.
• Add vanilla, prunes and pecans.
• Pour into buttered bundt pan.
• Bake 350°F for 45 minute.
• leave cake in pan and ice while warm.
• ICING.
• Combine last 6 ingredients in saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Cook until soft ball stage (small amount dropped into cool water forms a soft ball).
• Pour over cake while warm.
• Serve with whipped cream and cherries or plain.