prune mocha cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup prunes, cooked and chopped
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg yolk
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tablespoons strong brewed coffee

Recipe

• in a large bowl, cream the white sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. beat the eggs, and add to the sugar mixture. add the prunes.
• in another bowl, sift the flour, soda, baking powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. add these dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk to the sugar mixture.
• pour the batter into 2 greased and floured 9 inch layer pans. bake at 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) for about 30 minutes. cool.
• to make the mocha icing: begin by creaming the butter. blend in the egg yolk. sift the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon together. add this sugar mixture alternately with the hot coffee to the creamed butter. frost the cooled cake.