My mother-in-law is Icelandic and this is a recipe that was passed down from her grandmother. Whenever she has friends visiting from Iceland she serves then this and they comment on how much it reminds then of their youth. Although the calls for ground prunes (I try to forget this when I eat the cake) you can substitute your favourite jam. When you slice the cake it is very pretty seeing all the layers.

Cream butter or margarine, add sugar gradually, add eggs one at a time. Add milk and flavoring. Sift dry ingredients, and add to the above mixture. Need in enough flour to make a soft "cookie" dough.

Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour

Roll thin and bake in layered cake pan for appox 10 min (350 deg f)

Filling: Remove stones from prunes and grind the prunes. Combine with water and sugar. Boil mixture, being careful to stir frequently. You only boil this mixture for 5-7 minutes. Cool the mixture.

To assemble, Spread one layer with prune filling, add second layer and continue until all layers are used. You should have 6-7 layers.

use prunes you can substitute jam.