Raisin Spice Cake Recipe

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This recipe is an old-time favorite that was given to me by my mother-in-law. She told me the cake shouldn't be eaten the day it's baked...aging makes it so much better. She once entered this cake in a contest and won first prize!

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Raisin Spice Cake Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 35 min.

Yield: 12-15 Servings

25 35 60

Ingredients

2 cups raisins
1-1/2 cups water
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups packed brown sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 eggs, beaten
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a saucepan, combine raisins and water. Cook until plump. Drain and set aside raisins, reserving 10 tablespoons cooking liquid.
In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Combine flour, cinnamon, cloves nutmeg and salt; set aside. Combine milk, soda, eggs and reserved cooking liquid. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk mixture to creamed mixture. Stir in cooked raisins. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan.
Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 12-15 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 340 calories, 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 43 mg cholesterol, 207 mg sodium, 64 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Raisin Spice Cake in Reminisce September/October 1992, p49