World War 1 Cake
By
Linda Woodham
@fancygran
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This is my grandmother Della's recipe.She said her mother made this cake (bread) when she was a child, and that my grandfather called it her world war 1 cake because she baked it the first time for him when he came home on leave.
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Serves:
makes 4 loaves
Prep:
30 Min
Cook:
1 Hr 30 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
- 4 c
- white sugar
- 4 c
- raisins
- 1 c
- shortening
- 1 1/2 tsp
- cinnamon
- 1 tsp
- cloves
- 1 1/2 tsp
- nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp
- ginger
- 1 1/2 tsp
- allspice, ground
- 1 tsp
- salt
- 6 c
- flour
- 2 tsp
- baking soda
- 1 c
- cherries cut in half
- 1 c
- nuts chopped ( pecans or walnuts )
How to Make World War 1 Cake
- 1in the evening,mix first 9 ingredients in large pot
- 2bring 4 cups water to boiling point. pour hot water over mixture and boil for 5 min.
- 3let stand overnight to cool
- 4next morning preheat oven to 325 degrees
- 5sift together TWICE the flour and baking soda,stir into cold mixture, add nuts and cherries
- 6pour into 4 loaf pans and bake 1 1/2 hours. cool completely,then wrap in tinfoil
- 7NOTE: I use green and red cherries. walnuts or pecans
