Grandma’s Sugar Plum Spice Cake Recipe
This recipe has a bit of a scandal attached to it. Nan says it was actually her recipe, but Grandma borrowed the recipe and took the cake to a party. From then on, everyone considered it to be Grandma’s Sugar Plum Spice Cake recipe. I guess they thought Nan was too young to come up with something this delicious!
Ingredients:
1/2 Cup of shortning
2 1/2 Cups of cake flour
1 Teaspoon baking powder
1 Teaspoon baking soda
3/4 Teaspoon salt
3/4 Teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 Teaspoon cloves
1 Cup granulated sugar
2/3 Cup brown sugar packed down
1 Cup plus 2 tablespoons of sour milk
2 Eggs
1 Cup of cooked prunes
Frosting
Instructions:
1. Soften shortning.
2. Sift in dry ingredients.
3. Stir in brown sugar.
4. Add 1 cup of milk and beat the mixture for one to two minutes.
5. Add eggs and the two remaining tablespoons of sour milk.
6. Beat the mixture for an additional minute.
7. Pour mixture into ban and bake at 375 degrees for approximately 25 minutes. Test doneness with a toothpick.
8. Let cake cool and then frost with your favorite frosting.
9. Cut your prunes into small pieces and spread them on top of the cake.
(For an extra special cake, bake several small round cakes instead of one large one and create a layer cake, with the frosting and prunes between each layer.)
