2 cup flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp soda
1 tsp allspice
3 eggs
1 & 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup oil
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
Mix ingredients. Add 1 cup chopped prunes and 1 cup chopped nuts. Bake 325 degrees in large loaf pan about 45 minutes. Frost with caramel icing.
Caramel icing:
1 & 1/2 cup sugar
3/4 tsp soda
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 stick margarine
In a big saucepan (it bubbles high) cook to soft ball stage (232-234 degrees) when dropped in water. Add 1 tsp vanilla.
Beat well. Spread over cake.
Recipe by Virginia Gioiello