Prune Spice Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. double-acting or 1 tsp. fast-acting baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. allspice
1/2 c. shortening (soft)
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs (unbeaten)
1 c. cooked prunes, pitted and drained
1 c. buttermilk or sour milk

Preparation

Have shortening at room temperature.
Assemble all ingredients and utensils needed.
Grease 2 (9-inch) layer cake pans.
Pit and drain prunes.
Sift flour once before measuring.
Preheat oven to baking temperature.
Sift together the first 7 ingredients.
Put the next 3 ingredients into large bowl of Mixmaster.
Beat on Number 8 speed for 1 1/2 minutes, scraping bowl while beating. Stop mixer.
Add prunes, then add sifted flour mixture alternately with buttermilk or sour milk, while beating on Number 3 speed. Scrape sides of bowl while beating and beat only enough to blend, about 2 minutes.
Pour batter into prepared pans.