AuthorRetroRuth
From Betty Crocker, 1958
Tested Recipe!
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Cake
1 box honey spice cake mix
2 cups prunes
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp cinnamon
2 cups boiling water
Lemon Sauce
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch
2 cups boiling water
4 tbsp butter
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp grated lemon rind
Cake Casserole
1
Pour cake mix batter into greased and floured 13x9½x2" pan or shallow 3-qt. casserole. Sprinkle 1½ to 2 cups uncooked cup-up prunes over batter. Mix ½ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup brown sugar (packed), ½ tsp. nutmeg, and ½ tsp. cinnamon with 2 cups boiling water. Pour over batter and prunes. Do not stir. Bake 45 to 55 min. at 350°
Lemon Sauce
2
Mix 1 cup sugar and 2 tbsp. cornstarch. Gradually add 2 cups boiling water. Boil 1 min. Add 4 tbsp. butter, 2 tbsp. lemon juice, 1 tbsp. grated lemon rind.
Yield: 15 to 18 servings.
Ingredients
Cake
1 box honey spice cake mix
2 cups prunes
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp cinnamon
2 cups boiling water
Lemon Sauce
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch
2 cups boiling water
4 tbsp butter
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp grated lemon rind
