grandma's old fashioned raisins cake
No cake mix here,,, for Gram's, she starts from scratch.She always brought this cake to picnics and BBQ,s- This cake keeps well for weeks she says- but we have no way of telling for sure- it always disappears the same day! lol!
prep time
15 Min
cook time
1 Hr 30 Min
method
Bake
yield
1 tube or 2 deep loaf pans
Ingredients
- ORIGINAL CAKE RECIPE:
- 1 pound salt pork
- 1 pint boiling water
- 4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon each-nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves
- 6 cups all purpose flour, sifted
- 1 cup raisins
How To Make grandma's old fashioned raisins cake
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Step 1Grind salt pork(all fat) Pour boiling water over and let stand till lukewarm. Stir in sugar, molasses, egg, soda and spices. Add flour and raisins. Mix well. Pour in well greased tube or deep loaf pans. Bake in 300^ oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or till tested done. --- Easy Method: Reduce water to 1 cup For the salt pork -substitute 1 cup shortening 1 teas. salt 9 oz. condensed mincemeat and prepare with remaining ingredients above Follow according to directions above for baking.
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