English Cake

Ingredients

• 100 g butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup kefir or sour milk
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar, for slaking
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 to 2 cups flour
• 1 cup prunes, pitted and chopped
• 1 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
• Powdered sugar, for dusting

Instructions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 350F (175C). Grease a loaf pan or a round 9-inch cake pan.
2. 2
   Dissolve the baking soda in the vinegar and set aside.
3. 3
   Cream the butter with the sugar until light. Beat in the eggs.
4. 4
   Stir in the kefir and slaked baking soda.
5. 5
   Add the cinnamon and gradually mix in the flour until the batter is thick but spoonable.
6. 6
   Fold in the chopped prunes and walnuts.
7. 7
   Spoon into the prepared pan.
8. 8
   Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until browned on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
9. 9
   Cool before dusting with powdered sugar.