This recipe if from the l930’s. My Grandmother gave it to my Mother and she gave it to me. Now I am a grandmother and passed it down to my kids. It’s really good. You don’t have to dirty your mixer for this one, just a big bowl.
Original recipe makes 1 – 9×13 inch pan
Ingredients
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups raisins
2 cups water
3/4 cup shortening
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
3 cups all-purpose flour
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PREP
30 mins
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COOK
1 hr
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READY IN
1 hr 30 mins
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) grease and flour a 9×13 inch pan.
- In a saucepan mix brown sugar, raisins, water and shortening. Bring to a boil and boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. When raisin mixture is cool, add to dry ingredients and mix well to combine.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 or 40 minutes. Do not over bake or it will be too dry. Test after 30 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of cake should come out clean.
Nutrition
Calories: 186 kcal
Carbohydrates: 30.9 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Fat: 6.7 g
Fiber: 1.1 g
Protein: 2 g
Sodium: 206 mg
