Old-Fashioned Spice Cake
Serves: 2
Madilyn Boehm
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
55
Spice
44
Sweetness
46
Sourness
42
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Raisin1 cup
Water1 cup
Shortening1
Egg1.75 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Ground Cinnamon1 tsp
Ground Nutmeg1 tsp
Ground Allspice1 cup
Walnut (chopped)3 cup
White Sugar1 tsp
Baking SodaDirections:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2
Grease and flour two 8 inch pans
3
In a saucepan, simmer the raisins in the water on medium low heat
4
In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and shortening until light and fluffy
5
Beat in the egg
6
Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice
7
Blend these dry ingredients into the sugar mixture
8
Mix thoroughly
9
Strain the raisins
10
Discard the raisin pulp
11
Add water to the raisin juice to make 3/4 cup liquid, and add to the batter
12
Add the chopped nuts
13
Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan
14
Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top springs back when lightly touched
15
Cool the cake on a wire rack, and frost