butterless, eggless, milkless - war or deprssion cake

Name: Butterless, Eggless, Milkless - War or Deprssion Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: ## CAKE BATTER; 2 cup(s) sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) ginger; 2 cup(s) water; 1 cup(s) lard; 1 teaspoon(s) cloves; 2 cup(s) raisins; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 3 1/2 cup(s) flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; ## ICING; 2 cup(s) powdered sugar; 1/3 cup(s) water

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Colleen Sowa

La Crosse, WI

Updated on Dec 29, 2010

Yes... you read this correctly! NO Butter, Egg or Milk! But it is still a good sweet treat! Magic from those old time cooks!

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 1 Hr 5 Min

method ---

yield 1 cake

Ingredients

CAKE BATTER
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon ginger
2 cups water
1 cup lard
1 teaspoon cloves
2 cups raisins
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
ICING
2 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup water

How To Make butterless, eggless, milkless - war or deprssion cake

Step 1

Mix together the sugar, spices, water, lard and raisins in a saucepan. Bring to a boil for one minute, let cool. Add flour and baking soda and mix together well. Pour batter into greased and floured tube pan or loaf pan. Bake for one hour at 325F. To test for done, place a straw or a toothpick into the cake, if it comes out clean, then it is done. Remove from oven, let cool upside down until sides pull away from the pan.

Step 2

Put Icing ingredients into small sauce pan. Bring to a boil for 3 minutes. When cooled. Ice cake. *** You can add lemon juice instead of water or add a little vanilla or almond flavoring.
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