Jane Marsh Cooks: Diva Party Recipes with Color and Poety

Dedication: These Holiday Desserts are dedicated to my eternally memorable mother. Beauty was her life force. Totally, and with color creations of flowers and food-functionally coordinated and displayed with rhythmic merriment and elegance-decorating was food for her soul. In an exhibition reminiscent of Luxury Homes & Gardens, she wrapped one up in the musical whirl of her delivery.

Her diva-like, and incredibly vivid party displays are still, and always will be, Something to Sing About!

Plum Surprise (Baked):

1 cup brown sugar
1 cup flour
1 tbsp. milk
2 eggs
½ cup shortening
2 cups minced prunes (cooked)
1 pinch salt
1 tsp. soda

Blend together: shortening, eggs, sugar.
Mix in rest of ingredients.
Bake in 2 cake pans for 20 – 30 minutes at 375 degrees.
Cut and serve warm with Plum Surprise Hard Sauce.

Plum Surprise Hard Sauce:

4 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. cream
1 tsp. vanilla flavoring
confectionary sugar

Mix ingredients together, adding confectionary sugar to create peaks consistency. Refrigerate to harden.

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