Iny's Prune Cake with Buttermilk Icing

I mentioned this would be the very first recipe from The Pioneer Woman Cooks. When making my menu, I tried to take into account any activities or events happening and tried to plan accordingly. Today was our day to bring snacks for our Sunday School class. I admit, I was a little nervous bringing something I have never made, but I have faith that the The Pioneer Woman wouldn't steer me wrong.

I contemplated making this last night, but I was too tired and I always think cake tastes better served fresh. After a few cups of my morning coffee, I was ready to start cooking. Luckily, I took pictures for all of you to see.

First I boiled the prunes

Sifted the dry ingredients together

Mashed the boiled prunes

Mixed the wet ingredients

Mix the wet and dry ingredients together

Add the mashed prunes

Before going in the oven

Right out of the oven

Making the Buttermilk Icing

Bringing it to a low boil

A yummy caramel color

The finished product

My house smelled so good and I couldn't wait to taste it. Normally, I never serve anything without tasting it first, but I didn't want to bring a cake to our class with a small piece cut out of it. In her book, The Pioneer Woman suggests not giving away the name of the cake. A lot of people have a bad connotation of prunes, although I personally enjoy them. It's just a dried plum, people!

All morning, I was trying to figure out how I would get around saying the name of the cake without lying at church. I know a couple of my friends read the blog, so if they read the post from Friday, then they would know. So I opted to say it was a Spice Cake with Buttermilk Icing. Everyone loved it and at the end of class I finally divulged my secret. I couldn't help, people kept asking what fruit was in it. I didn't even get a chance to try any until I got home. There wasn't much left, but it was delicious!

This was a very easy recipe to make and I'm embarrassed to say that this is my first cake to make from scratch. But after tasting this cake, I'm so tempted to never make a cake box mix again.

I ended up not making the BBQ Jalapeno Poppers this weekend. Our out of town guest, Jim, isn't a fan of jalapenos. I'm glad I asked before I started cooking. Instead, I will make them tomorrow and bring them to our bible study.

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