Cake

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1/2 coup sour cream
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
5-6 cups flour
1 tsp cardamom

Filling

3 pounds prunes
1 cup sugar
1 tsp cardamom
I tsp vanilla
Frosting
1 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Cake: Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and sour cream. Sift together dry ingredients. Blend into butter mixture and knead slightly. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Divide dough into 10 parts. Roll out each part on a floured surface to fit a 9 inch cake pan. Place dough in creased pan and back at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool and stack like cookies

Filling: Cover prunes in water. Cook over med heat until tender. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup liquid. Grind prunes. Combine prune water, prunes, sugar and cook until thick. Add cardamom and vanilla.

To assemble: Place a cake layer on plate. Spread with approximately 2/3 cup of prune filling. Alternate cake and filling ending torte with cake layer. Spread top layer with frosting. Let stand 24 hours before serving. Freezes well.

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