Recipe and source notes

Country Apple Prune Cake

12–14 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1½ cups vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups apples; peeled, shredded
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • 1 pkg dried pitted prunes; 12 oz pkg, chopped, to make 2 cups
  • 1 cup nuts; chopped

Make it step by step

  1. Mix sugar, oil and eggs in large bowl; beat for 2 minutes.
  2. Blend in apples.
  3. Combine dry ingredients; gradually beat into egg mixture.
  4. Stir in prunes and nuts.
  5. Spoon into a greased and floured tube pan.
  6. Bake at 325°F for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
  7. Cool in pan 15 minutes; invert onto wire rack to cool.
  8. Just before serving, dust cake with confectioners' sugar.

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