Recipe(tried): Chernosliv Layer Cake with Prune Filling

For anyone that is interested:

CHERNOSLIV LAYER CAKE

CAKE:
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup cream
4 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp almond extract
pinch of salt
FILLING:
1 lb prunes
1 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp lemon or vanilla
1/2 cup prune juice

Mix and knead the cake ingredients and divide into 5 parts.

Press into prepared pans the same size and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

FOR FILLING:
Cook prunes in pot, covered with water for 15 minutes. Drain, reserve 1/2 cup of liquid. Return prunes to pot add the 1/2 cup of liquid and sugar and cook long enough until it looks thick to spread. Cool then add the extract.

TO ASSEMBLE:
Place 1 cake layer on platter, spread with filling, and repeat with spreading and stacking. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours.