Spicy Prune Whip Cake
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Oven temperature: 360°F. (moderate) Baking time: 30-35 min. Yield: two 8″ round layers
Sift ...2 cups sifted cake flour, 1⅓ cups sugar, 2 teaspoons double acting baking powder[2], ¼ teaspoon soda, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon nutmeg, ½ teaspoon allspice, 1 teaspoon salt into mixing bowl
Add ...½ cup Homogenized Spry, ½ cup unsweetened prune juice, ¼ cup milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat ...200 strokes (2 min. by hand or on mixer at low speed). Scrape bowl and spoon or beater.
Add ...¼ cup milk, 2 unbeaten eggs
Beat ...200 strokes (same as above)
Pour ...into 2 Sprycoated 8″ round layer pans 1½″ deep
Bake ...until cake tests done
Cool ...and remove from pans, see inside back cover.
Spread ...Prune Whip Frosting (p. 11) between layers and on sides and top.
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