Poor Man's Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups raisins
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.75 cups shortening
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.

2. 2

   Mix raisins, water, brown sugar, and shortening in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.

3. 3

   Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, cloves, and salt in a large bowl. When raisin mixture is cool, add to dry ingredients and mix well to combine.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven for 30 or 40 minutes. Do not overbake or it will be too dry. Test after 30 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of the cake should come out clean.