Prune Whip Spice Cake with Prune Butter Frosting

• 2 1/4 cups flour, all-purpose
• 113 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup prune juice drained from cooked prunes
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 3 cups powdered sugar sifted
• 3/4 teaspoon lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons prune juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest grated
• 1 dash salt
• 1/2 cup prunes cut-up, cooked, well-drained
• 2 tablespoons nuts chopped

1. Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices into large bowl of electric mixer.
2. Add shortening, prune juice and milk.
3. Beat with electric mixer for 1 1/2 minutes on slow or medium speed.
4. Scrape bowl and beaters; mix well.
5. Add eggs and vanilla.
6. Beat for 1 1/2 minutes more on slow or medium speed.
7. Scrape and mix again.
8. Stir once around bowl with spoon.
9. Pour batter into two 8-inch layer cake pans which have been greased and floured.
10. Bake in a 350F (180C).
11. oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
12. Frost with Prune Butter Frosting.
13. PRUNE BUTTER FROSTING: Cream butter or margarine in large bowl of electric mixer.
14. Add sugar alternately with juices; beat until well blended.
15. Add grated rind and salt.
16. Beat until frosting is of good spreading consistency.
17. Fold in prunes and nuts.
18. This cake and frosting will freeze.

flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, vegetable shortening, prune juice, milk, eggs, vanilla, butter, powdered sugar, lemon juice, prune juice, lemon zest, salt, prunes, nuts

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/prune-whip-spice-cake-prune-but-34488 (may not work)