poverty cake

Name: Poverty Cake
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) water; 2 cup(s) raisins; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1 teaspoon(s) plus a little bit of cloves; 2 tablespoon(s) lard; 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda

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donna morales

@Donnald07

New Orleans, LA

Came across this one in one of my cookbooks for old recipes. It's called "poverty cake" because it requires no eggs, butter or milk.

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Ingredients For poverty cake

2 c

water
2 c

raisins
1 c

sugar
1 tsp

cinnamon
1 tsp

plus a little bit of cloves
2 Tbsp

lard
2 c

all purpose flour
1 tsp

baking soda

How To Make poverty cake

1
Boil the first 6 ingredients for 3 minutes and then cool. When cooled, add the flour and baking soda.

2
Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed till mixture is bubbly. Pour into loaf pan, that has been greased and floured.
3
Bake for 1 hour in 350º oven, then reduce heat to 300º. Bake about 15 more minutes or until cake is done.
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