poor man's cake

Name: Poor Man's Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) raisins covered with water & boiled 15 mins then add; 1 cup(s) cold water; 1 tablespoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 cup(s) crisco; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 cup(s) sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1 teaspoon(s) nutmeg (ground); 1 teaspoon(s) cloves (ground); 4 cup(s) flour

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Debbie Lupinacci

Deerfield Beach, FL

Updated on May 23, 2013

Passed down through the years from a family friend of grandmas, named Tiny Drummond 26 - July - 1946

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prep time 25 Min

cook time 1 Hr

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yield 12 - 24 depending how you slice it

Ingredients

2 cups raisins covered with water & boiled 15 mins then add
1 cup cold water
1 tablespoon baking soda
1/2 cup crisco
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg (ground)
1 teaspoon cloves (ground)
4 cups flour

How To Make poor man's cake

Step 1

Pre Heat oven to 350 degrees

Step 2

Put Raisins in a sauce pan and cover with water and bring to boil 15 mins. Drain water.
Step 3

Mix all ingredients together well, grease baking ring or loaf pour in and bake for 1 hour & 10 mins is what I was advised, mine only took 45 minutes.
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