More recipes for old fashion cake from Grandma's recipe box. This Prune Cake Recipe starts with a yellow cake mix and uses lemon filling.
Old Fashioned Prune Cake
1 box yellow cake mix 3 eggs 1 / 2 cup cooking oil 1 / 2 cup water 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 / 4 teaspoon nutmeg 1 cup cut-up pitted, uncooked Prunes 1 cup chopped nuts Your favorite lemon filling Whipped cream
Cover prunes with boiling water and let sit for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a jellyroll pan; set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add the eggs, oil, and water; mix thoroughly. Drain the prunes and add to the mixture. Pour mixture into the prepared pan and sprinkle the nuts over the batter.
Bake about 35 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, at 350 degrees. Cool cake completely then cut in half crosswise. Place one piece on a serving plate.
Cover the top with your favorite lemon filling. Pipe whipped cream around the top edge of the cake with a smaller circle of whipped cream in the center. Garnish with some nut halves, if desired. Also pipe whipped cream around the bottom edge of the cake, if desired.
Have fun!
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Grandma Linda is a collector of vintage recipes. She enjoys sharing these old-time recipes on her blog at http://grandmasvintagerecipes.blogspot.com
Ingredients: 100 grams chocolate, bittersweet, dairy-free, melted (about 2/3 cup when cut) (or 2/3 cup dairy-free chocolate chips) 12 1/3 ounces tofu, low-fat silken, (extra-firm) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 cup brown rice syrup 1/4 cup maple syrup
Directions: Blend all ingredients with a small electric hand blender (easier clean up) or a food processor until smooth.
Spread on cooled cake and refrigerate briefly to set the icing.
Should have enough icing to cover a double-layered-10-inch round cake.
