1 c. cooked, pitted, and chopped prunes
1 c. vegetable oil
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. nuts, chopped
1 tsp. nutmeg

Cook prunes; pit and chop. Blend sugar and oil. Add eggs, one at a time. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk. Add vanilla, nuts, and prunes. Pour into 9 x 13 inch well buttered baking dish. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Ice with Buttermilk Icing while cake is warm.

BUTTERMILK ICING:

1 c. sugar
1/2 c. buttermilk
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 tbsp. white Karo syrup
1/4 c. butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Mix all ingredients together, adding soda last. Boil slowly until it stops foaming and turns a little dark (7 to 12 minutes). Do not let icing thicken. Pour over warm prune cake slowly.