Prune Cake

• 1 1/4 cups cooked, pitted prunes, chopped
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter milk
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans

1. Combine prunes and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; cover and simmer 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
2. Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add egg; beat well.
3. Dissolve soda in buttermilk. Combine 2 cups flour and cinnamon; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in prunes, lemon rind , and vanilla. Dredge pecans in remaining 1/2 cup flour; stir into batter.
4. Pour batter into a greased and waxed paper-lined 9- x 5- x 3- inch loaf pan. Bake at 350u0b0 for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan.

prunes, water, shortening, sugar, egg, baking soda, butter milk, flour, ground cinnamon, lemon rind, vanilla, pecans

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/prune-cake (may not work)