Maritime War Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 2 cups raisins
• 1 cup light molasses
• 1 cup white sugar
• 0.67 cups vegetable shortening
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch tube pan or two 8x4-inch loaf pans.

2. 2

   Bring water, raisins, molasses, sugar, and shortening to a boil in a saucepan; reduce heat to low and simmer until raisins are plump, about 5 minutes. Cool.

3. 3

   Whisk flour, cinnamon, and baking soda together in a bowl; stir into raisin mixture until well combined; pour into the prepared tube pan.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.