Prune Spice Cake Recipe

• 1 cup Shortening
• 2 cups White Sugar
• 4 Eggs
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 1/3 cups Buttermilk
• 1 1/3 cups Prunes (stewed and chopped)
• 2 1/3 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 tsp Allspice
• 1 tsp Nutmeg (ground)
• 1 tsp Cinnamon (ground)
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 cup Walnuts (chopped, optional)

• Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).
• Grease and flour a 9-inch tube baking pan.
• Combine shortening and white sugar in a large bowl using an electric mixer. Mix until smooth.
• Add the eggs, one at a time.
• Add vanilla and prunes. Stir well.
• Sift together flour, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl.
• Add the flour mixture into prune mixture alternating with buttermilk.
• Add walnuts, in case you desire.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake the cake for 50 minutes till a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Remove and cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
• Invert the cake onto a serving plate.
• Slice and serve.