Prune Cake Recipe

Georgia Lady, I grew up making this, also. It is so moist and rich. If you try it, you will enjoy and possibly fall in love with it! I also made one similar to it with drained canned purple plums. It was so moist it was almost a pudding. I won a blue ribbon with this at the fair. The fact that it says "prune" makes people shun it. If you just call them plums, the think it is amazing! And they are correct. Thanks for sharing a truly tasty treat. I hope people will try it.

This cake is tremendously delicious. My family and I love it, and I have made it several times. We like to call it 'plummy cake' because it is so rich, and it is, after all, made with 'plums'. It is one of those nice, old-fashioned cakes filled with fruit and nuts. The icing is splendid too. I have found that the amount of icing made by the recipe somewhat drowns my cake. However, the last time I made it, I cut the icing recipe in half, and it was the perfect amount.

I did make this today but added some dates along with the prunes. I only had self -rising flour and I used that and my cake turned out great in a Bundt pan. I used butter instead of margarine in the frosting. The frosting is runny as you pour it over the cake. Just put your cake in a dish that has a slight indentation to catch the frosting. As it cools it gets thicker and I just used a rubber spatula and scooped from bottom of dish and pulled it back up onto the sides. It will eventually cover it as it cools. Very good recipe.

My mom made this cake also..but she poured the icing over it hot in the tube pan and let it soak into the cake..it really made a difference.. Thank you for the memory and recipe

I can't say it's the best cake I ever had but it was tasty. Very easy to make and spiced just right. I used a mixture of prunes and dried apricots and it worked out fine. I cut the nuts down to one cup. The cake was nice and moist. I made a cream cheese frosting to go on it. Everyone went back for seconds. I would make it again. A perfect cake for autumn with a hot cup of coffee.

This was always a favorite of mine as well. My mother always made it in a 9x13 and used black walnuts instead of pecans. Can't wait to try in as a Bundt.

We loved this cake, especially my husband who has to eat prunes for dietary reasons. Very moist. I reduced the sugar to one cup, as my husband is pre-diabetic, and eliminated the nuts which he doesn't like baked in desserts. Excellent!

Put a little lemon juice in icing. Makes it even better.

I baked this cake exactly like the recipe and it turned out very dense didn't rise at all. Made some changes by adding 1tsp baking powder , a stick of butter and a total of 3 eggs also 1 3/4 cups buttermilk. The cake came out perfect fluffy moist. With the few changes I'll be making every year at the holidays!

Great cake, brings back childhood memories! I made it in a regular cake pan and doubled the prunes. I didn't have buttermilk so I used 2% and added a couple tbsp of butter. I drizzled a piece of it with raspberry sauce and white chocolate sauce. Then ate my next piece plain. Both were great!

My grandmother made us Prune Cake. But she made it 3 layers with Caramel frosting between layers and drizzled over the top.

This prune cake is excellent!! I made it because I had a lot of prunes given to me by my mother-in-law. My husband wasn't too excited when I told him what type of cake I was making but he loved it! I also brought it to a potluck and they devoured it.

This is my first post after being a frequent visioyr to this site for several years. This was so good and came out so perfect I felt that I had to post. I had made it once before, and I remembered that I liked it. Don't know what was different this time except maybe I had an electric oven then. Now thankfully, I have a gas oven i brought a large piece to a friend who found himself having to suddenly go into assosted living. When je was younger he worked for a while in his brother's bakery. He loved it! And I guess je gave a fellow resident a taste. I got awsaage saying she wanted to know how much I would charge for either a piece or a whole cake!

I didn’t change a thing, and it was perfect.

Substitute black walnuts for pecans. Great.

My grandmother made us Prune Cake. But she made it 3 layers with Caramel frosting between layers and drizzled over the top.

Our Aunt Hazel would come and visit us for extended stays. She would bake this cake for us! My favorite! I’m sorry for your loss. She clearly left you with many memories and wonderful recipes. May your Mom and my Aunt Hazel rest in peace.

So flavorful — tastes like a classic.

I love this cake since I was a kid my mom would make it. She gave me the recipe and now I make it for my friends and family...thank you mom 💖.

I followed recipe exactly..it turn out great.. very rich & delicious..will make again..& again! My family loved it❤️