To Die For Prune Cake With Buttermilk Glaze Recipes

PRUNE CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Butter a 9 x 13 inch baking dish and set aside.
• Place prunes in medium sauce pan and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook until soft, approximately 8 minutes. Remove from heat, drain water, and mash on a plate. Set aside.
• Combine oil, sugar, and eggs. In a separate bowl, sift together dry ingredients. Combine wet and dry ingredients, add buttermilk and vanilla and stir gently until just combined. Add mashed prunes and stir gently Pour batter into buttered baking dish and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
• When cake has five minutes remaining, make the icing: Combine all icing ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat and bring to a slow boil. Boil without stirring for 5 to 7 minutes, or until icing starts to turn dark. Do NOT allow icing to reach soft ball stage; icing should be caramel in color, but not sticky like caramel. Icing should pour easily.
• Remove cake from oven and pour on icing immediately. Allow to rest on the counter. Serve warm.

TO DIE FOR " PRUNE CAKE" WITH BUTTERMILK GLAZE

Steps:

• Mix with electric mixer the following:.
• 2 cups of flour.
• 1 1/2 cups of sugar.
• 1 cup canola oil.
• 1 cup buttermilk.
• 1 cup baby food prunes.
• 3 eggs.
• 1 tsp vanilla.
• 1 tsp baking soda.
• 1 tsp cinnamon.
• 1/2 tsp salt.
• and chopped pecans.
• Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour at 300 degrees.
• in a lightly greased and floured 9x13 baking pan.
• In the last 5 minutes of baking, make the sauce to pour over cake IMMEDIATELY after removing from the oven.
• Sauce:.
• combine all in a medium sauce pan:.
• 1 cup sugar.
• 1/2 cup of buttermilk.
• 1/4 cup of butter.
• 2 tsp vanilla.
• 1/2 tsp baking soda.
• DO NOT BEAT! Boil for 1 minute.

PRUNE CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK ICING

Steps:

• 1. CAKE: Preheat Oven to 350 degrees F. Combine eggs, oil,and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Mix well. Combine dry ingredients (PUT SPICES IN FLOUR); add to oil mixture alternating with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla, prunes (don't forget to cook first in a little water on low with lid on) and Black walnuts.
• 2. Spoon batter into a 9x13x2 inch pan. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake pulls away from sides of pan. Place on rack to cool. Punch holes in top of cake with tooth pick. Spoon Buttermilk icing over cake while still warm. Completely cool, will be more flavorful if cooked two days before serving. Keep covered.
• 3. BUTTERMILK ICING:Combine all ingredients except vanilla in a sauce pan. Place on medium heat, bring to a slow boil. On a slow boil cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add vanilla and beat well. Allow cake to completely cool, cover and keep at room temperature for 2 days before serving. (I always have to sneak a piece while it is still warm) DELICIOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GLAZED PRUNE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
• Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Pour the batter into a greased and floured 13x9 pan and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
• While the cake is baking, combine all the glaze ingredients in a small saucepan and cook slowly over medium heat until thickened slightly.
• When the cake is done, remove it from the oven; prick holes over the surface of the hot cake with a fork, and pour the glaze over the top.
• Cover and allow to cool slightly before serving (this allows the glaze to soak down into the cake).

PRUNE CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 F and grease a 9 x 13 in baking pan.
• Place prunes in small saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil; cook until soft and mashable (about 8 min).
• Drain water and mash prunes (ok to leave some chunks behind), set aside.
• For cake, mix together flour, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice.
• In separate bowl, mix together sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla.
• Combine wet and dry ingredients and splash in buttermild.
• Stir until just combined (will be slightly lumpy).
• Add mashed prunes.
• Pour into baking pan and bake at 300 F for 35 to 40 minute.
• When cake has about 5 min left to bake, make icing: combine butter, baking soda, corn syrup, and vanilla in medium saucepan and stir to combine.
• Bring to a slow boil over med-high heat.
• Continue boiling until it turns a light caramel color (5-7 min) -- should be pourable but not firm and sticky.
• Pull cake out of oven.
• While cake is still warm, pour icing evenly over top -- work fast, it will soak into cake quickly.
• Spread to coat evenly and serve immediately.