FROM THE BAXTER FAMILY RECIPE BOOK

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DESSERT

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PRUNE CAKE......Submitted by Mirl Baxter Haun
                             (in memory of Evelyn Spriggs Smith)


Ingredients:

3- Eggs
1- Cup crisco
2- cups sugar
2- Cups flour
1- Cup chopped prunes
1- Tsp. vanilla
1- Tsp. soda
1- Tsp. salt
1- Tsp. cinnamon
1- Tsp. ginger
1- Cup buttermilk
1- Cup crushed pecans

Glaze mix

1/2- Cup buttermilk
1- Cup sugar
1- Tsp. vanilla
1/2- Tsp. soda
1/4- Cup butter

Instructions:

Cook prunes and cut into small pieces.
Mix all ingredients, adding nuts and cooked prunes last.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes
While cake is still warm, pour the glaze mix over it.

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