poor man's raisin cake

Name: Poor Man's Raisin Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1/3 cup(s) milk; 1 cup(s) raisins; 2 cup(s) water; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 tablespoon(s) rounded of shortening aka crisco; 1 cup(s) sugar; 2 cup(s) flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 pinch(es) salt; 1 pinch(es) all spice; 1 pinch(es) nutmeg; 1 pinch(es) cinnamon; 1 pinch(es) ginger

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Cynthia Rivers Martinez

Dothan, AL

Updated on May 31, 2013

I found this recipe in a cookbook my Momma put together at least 25 years ago. There is no listing as to where it came from. Actually the recipe was a little vague to I just tweeked to be mine

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This is a wonderful great tasting cake I found in a cookbook my Momma put together 25 years ago

prep time 10 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/3 cup milk
1 cup raisins
2 cups water
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons rounded of shortening aka crisco
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
1 pinch all spice
1 pinch nutmeg
1 pinch cinnamon
1 pinch ginger

How To Make poor man's raisin cake

Step 1

cook water and raisins down to 1C juice. Add soda and shortening to liquid while warm. Add sugar and flour (enough to make a light batter) but not stiff. Then add Baking powder, salt allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger. Mix Well and bake 350 degrees for about 25 min. Depending on your oven.
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