Ingredients
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2 cups flour (I use 1 cup white and 1 cup whole-wheat)
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1 1/2 cups sugar
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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3 eggs
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3/4 cup buttermilk
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1/2 cup oil
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2 teaspoons vanilla
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1 1/2 cups summer fruit, chopped and drained (apricots, nectarines, peaches and plums are good, use a mixture if possible)
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1 cup chopped nuts
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1 cup coconut
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1 cup raisins
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2/3 cup sugar
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1/3 cup buttermilk
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1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
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2 tablespoons light corn syrup
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1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- To make cake: Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
- Grease and flour 9x13-inch pan.
- Combine flour-salt in bowl.
- Beat eggs-vanilla in large bowl.
- Add flour mixture to egg mixture.
- Stir in remaining ingredients (fruit-raisins).
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or toothpick comes out clean.
- While cake is baking make glaze: Combine all glaze ingredients (sugar-baking soda) in large saucepan over medium heat.
- Bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in vanilla.
- When cake is done, remove from oven and poke entire surface of cake with a toothpick.
- Pour glaze over hot cake slowly.