Spice cake with raisins.
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 cups raisins
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 cups light brown sugar, firmly packed
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sour milk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 eggs, beaten
- confectioners' sugar
Preparation:
In a saucepan, combine raisins and water. Cook until raisins are plump. Reserving 2/3 cup of cooking liquid, drain and set raisins aside. In a bowl,
cream shortening and sugar. Combine flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and
salt; set aside. In a separate bowl, combine milk, soda, eggs, and reserved cooking liquid.
Add dry ingredients alternately with milk mixture to creamed mixture. Stir in the cooked raisins. Pour into a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool raisin cake on a wire rack.
Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
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