"Mrs. Ed Cohan's Perfect Prune Cake"

1 cup diced unsweetened prunes

2 cups sugar

3 eggs, well-beaten

1 cup vegetable oil

1 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon nutmeg

Confectioner’s sugar

Grease and flour Bundt or tube pan.  Heat oven to 325 F.

Bring prunes and 1 cup water to boil in a saucepan, then simmer for about 10 minutes.  Let cool.

Mix sugar and eggs together.  Add oil and mix well.  Blend in buttermilk, cooked prunes, and vanilla. 

Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ground cloves, and nutmeg, and stir into above mixture. 

Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan and bake for 55 to 60 minutes.  Allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and let cool completely.  Dust with confectioner’s sugar.

Vintage cake recipe, from Taste of Home blog