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Icelandic 04

A home-style Icelandic 04 made with Apple Juice, Butter Softened, Sugar, Milk, and Flour. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup
• 1/2 lb
• 1 cup
• 3 tbsp
• 4 cup
• 3 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Put prunes and apple juice in small saucepan and simmer for half an hour.

2. 2

   Check how much liquid is left in pan; if there is more than 2 tablespoons or so, boil rapidly for a few minutes.

3. 3

   Mash well with fork and cool, preferably overnight.

4. 4

   Cream butter and sugar well.

5. 5

   Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until creamy.

6. 6

   Mix flour and baking powder and add a third of it with one tablespoon milk.

7. 7

   Mix to combine, add another third and then the rest.

8. 8

   Roll out on floured surface.

9. 9

   Divide into four or five equal parts and roll each into a circle (use a rather large plate as a guide and trim edges.

10. 10

    Place on papered or lightly greased baking sheet and bake at 375 F for about 10 minutes.

11. 11

    While still warm, put prune filling between layers.

12. 12

    Cool cake.

13. 13

    When cold, wrap in foil and keep refrigerated for at least 24 hours; the cake improves with age and freezes well.