Mary'S Prune Cake

Ingredients

• For the cake
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour, combined with the following
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup cooked prune, chopped
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup nuts
• For the Icing
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon Karo light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup melted butter