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August 31, 2011
Fragrant Plum Cake
Traditional Cakes & Pies
Prep time:
15 minutesbaking time:
40 minutes“When baking, this cake filled the house with smells that promised a treat.”
Ingredients
Serves 12
- 2 cups self rising flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 (6-ounce) jars baby food plums and apples
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons drained canned plums, chopped
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 (16-ounce) package confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2
For cake, combine flour, granulated sugar and cinnamon in a large bowl and mix well.
3
Add the baby food plums and apples, vegetable oil and eggs to the flour mixture and beat with an electric mixer set at medium speed until blended. Spoon into a nonstick 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
4
Bake cake until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
5
For frosting, mix the canned plums and butter in a large bowl. Add half of the confectioners’ sugar and mix well. Add the remaining confectioners’ sugar and mix well. Stir in orange zest. Spread frosting over cooled cake.
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grandma's secret
grandma's secret
If she didnt have baby food plums and apples, Grandma could still make a fantastic cake with one of her ingenious substitutions. She cooked 1 cup prunes in water until they were very soft, then she drained and mashed them and used them in place of the baby food. Or she used 1 cup seedless blackberry jam instead of the baby food.
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