Prune-hazelnut cake - country living

12 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2½ cup Plus 2 T unsifted all purpose flour
½ cup Ground roasted hazelnuts
1½ teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon Salt
10 Dried pitted prunes, each cut into 8 pieces (about 1/2 C)
2 Large eggs, at room temp.
1 cup Granulated sugar
½ cup Olive oil
½ cup Fresh orange juice
1 tablespoon Finely grated orange rind
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Grease and flour 9-inch tube pan. Heat oven to 350'F. In small bowl, mix 2½ C flour, the hazelnuts, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. In cup, mix prunes and remaining 2 T flour.

2. In large bowl, with electric mixer at high speed, beat eggs with granulated sugar until thick and pale yellow-about 5 minutes.

Gradually beat in oil. Add flour mixture alternately with orange juice to the egg mixture, beating until blended. With rubber spatula, fold in floured prunes and orange rind. Pour batter into prepared pan.

3. Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 5 minutes. Turn cake out and cool completely on wire rack. Transfer cake to serving plate and dust with confectioners' sugar.

Country Living/Nov/90 Scanned & fixed by DP & GG Submitted By LAWRENCE KELLIE On 03-04-95

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