Drunken Prune Poundcake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 orange, zest of
• lemon, zest of
• 1/2 cup prune, coarsly chopped brandy soaked

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325 degrees. position rack in bottom third of the oven. butter and flour a 9x3 inch tube pan, or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• 2 in large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and soda. in the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugars at medium high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. beat in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. mix in the extracts and zests, and fold in the prunes.
• 3 bake for one hour, until the cake pulls away from the pan, and a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
• 4 to make brandy soaked prunes.
• 5 empty a 16 ounce container of prunes into a clean, sealable glass jar and pour brandy over the top until it covers them by about an inch. allow prunes to macerate at least one day before making cake. kept in a cool, dark place, the prunes will keep for months.