This Depression-era cake recipe was my mother's, it has sugar but no eggs, no butter, and no milk.
Prep
16 min
Cook
41 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
1 cup shortening
2 cups water
2 cups raisins
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground allspice
0.5 teaspoons ground cloves
2 cups white sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
1
In a saucepan combine shortening, water, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and sugar. Simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand until cool.
2
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
3
Stir flour and baking soda into the cooled raisin mixture and mix until just combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
4
Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
Nutrition per serving
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