Prune Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. sour milk
2 eggs
2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon and cloves
1/2 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. soda
1 c. chopped prunes
1/3 c. butter or margarine
1 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
1/4 c. milk
2 1/4 c. powdered sugar

Preparation

Melt, in saucepan, over low heat, butter or margarine.
Add brown sugar.
Cook and stir over low heat 2 minutes.
Stir in milk.
Cook and stir, over low heat, until mixture comes to a boil.
Remove from heat.
Cool to lukewarm or until the hand can be comfortably held on the bottom of pan.
Stir in, about 1/2 cup at a time, powdered sugar.
Beat until smooth and creamy.