Prune And Semolina Cake

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   Preheat oven to 190 degrees centigrade (moderately hot).

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   Grease a 20 cm round cake tin and line base with paper; grease paper.

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   2. Cover prunes with boiling water, let stand 10 minutes or until soft; drain well.

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   3. Cream butter and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until pale in colour. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

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   4. Stir in sifted flour, semolina and juice.

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   5. Spread two-thirds of mixture over base of prepared pan, top with prunes, spread with remaining cake mixture.

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   6. Bake in moderate oven about 50 minutes or until cooked through.

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   7. When cake is nearly cooked, make syrup by combining sugar and water in pan and stirring over heat (without boiling) until sugar is dissolved. Bring to boil and simmer for 2 minutes. Lastly stir in rosewater.

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   8. Turn onto wire rack, turn cake right side up and place rack on a tray.

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    9. Pour hot syrup over hot cake, cool Serve dusted with icing sugar if desired.

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