Plum Spice Cake

This is also another recipe that only comes out at Christmas time ... there is something about plums and spices that just "smells" like the season when it is baking in the oven.

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups sugar

5 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. nutmeg

2 small jars of plum baby food

1 cup vegetable oil

3 eggs, beaten

2 cups chopped pecans

Topping:

1/2 stick butter (4 Tbsp.)

1 cup powdered sugar

1 lemon (juice and rind)

1. Mix flour, sugar and spices together in a bowl.

2. Add the plums, oil and eggs to the flour mixture and mix well. Do not use a mixer for this, just a wooden spoon.

3. Fold in the pecans.

4. Pour into a well greased Bundt pan and bake at 350 degrees for an hour or until done when tested with a toothpick.

5. Prepare the topping mixture once you take the cake out of the oven. Melt the butter in a small pan, add sugar, lemon juice and rind and mix well.

6. Poke holes in the cake with a toothpick when it is still in the pan and pour half of the topping mixture while the cake is still warm.

7. When cake has cooled, remove from pan and place on a plate. Poke holes with a toothpick on top of the cake and spoon the rest of the topping on it.

Note: This is one of those cakes that tastes better as it rests for a day or two. If you do not like cinnamon, leave out the cinnamon and nutmeg, and instead use 2 tsp. Allspice.