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Sunsweet Birthday Cake

A fruity alternative to a traditional sponge cake, our Sunsweet Birthday Cake – with its cream cheese frosting – is as pretty as a picture, too. Sunsweet prunes and vanilla extract add richness.

  • Tilberedningstid: 30
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Gir: 12 1x
  • Method: import-018
  • Cuisine: R280

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Cake:
300g sugar
225g butter, softened
4 eggs
325g flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
180ml buttermilk
225g Sunsweet prunes, chopped
Cream Cheese Frosting:
450g cream cheese, softened
150g butter, softened
2 tsp vanilla extract
200g-250g icing sugar

Fremgangsmåte

  1. Cake: Preheat oven to 180°C and butter two 8″ round baking pans.
  2. Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
  3. Add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in prunes and spread equal amounts into each pan.
  4. Bake for 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in pans; carefully remove.
  5. Spread frosting between layers, and on the top andsides of cake.
  6. Frosting: Beat together cream cheese, butter and vanilla extract in a medium bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in icing sugar until smooth.

Tip: For evenly level layers, wrap dampened cake strips around the pans before baking.

Notes

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