Grandma Ruby's Prune Cake

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 16
Yield: 16 servings

Description

This prune cake is just like Grandma used to make! The sauce pulls everything together for the perfect treat.

Ingredients

2 cups Sunsweet® Amaz!n™ Prunes, pitted
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup Sunsweet® Amaz!n™ Prune Juice
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 tablespoon white corn syrup or honey
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
2 Make cake: Place prunes into a medium saucepan; cover with water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes. Strain any excess water. Mash prunes and set aside.
3 Whisk together flour, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Beat together sugar, eggs, and butter in a large bowl until blended. Stir together prune juice and baking soda in a measuring cup until combined.
4 Stir prune juice mixture and flour mixture alternately into egg mixture until well combined. Stir in mashed prunes until incorporated. Transfer batter to the prepared baking dish.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes, then remove cake from the dish and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
6 While cake is cooling, make sauce: Add sugar, butter, cream, corn syrup, and baking soda to a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes.
7 Slice cooled cake and serve with warm sauce.