Prune Coffee Cake
A friend of the family makes a delicious prune cake, of which I've been promised the recipe for the last 20something years. My attempts to recreate it started with Susanne's Spice cake from the Vegetarian Pleasures cookbook. I keep making it, adding/deleting ingredients and in this version adding espresso. Topping it with powdered sugar is sweet enough for me, but a powdered sugar glaze would better suit someone with a real sweet tooth. Also, the espresso gives it a strong coffee flavor, but you could use coffee for a less intense effect. - nannydeb
What you will need
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup prunes, quartered
1/3 cup hot espresso or coffee
4 tablespoons unsalted butter,room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup maple syrup
2/3 cup whole milk
Powdered sugar for dusting
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