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

New Orleans, LA

Updated on Oct 7, 2011

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

2 cups water
2 cups raisins
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon plus a little bit of cloves
2 tablespoons lard
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda

How To Make poverty cake

Step 1

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

Step 2

Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed till mixture is bubbly. Pour into loaf pan, that has been greased and floured.
Step 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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