1 1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 c. salad oil
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. cooked prunes, cut up
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. nutmeg

Mix all together and pour in tube pan. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until done. Let stand in pan. Make sauce and pour over while hot and let stand in pan 1 hour, then turn out on plate.

SAUCE TOPPING:

1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 stick butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. buttermilk

Mix together in pan. Cook 3 minutes, pour over cake while hot.