War Cake uses ingredients that were available to the average household during World War II. Great served with whipped topping!
Prep
20 min
Cook
39 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
1 cup packed brown sugar
1.25 cups water
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts
0.5 cups chopped candied citron
0.33 cups shortening
0.5 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons baking powder
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
2
In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine brown sugar and water. Add raisins, nuts, candied citron, shortening, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon; bring to a boil and boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
3
Sift in flour and baking powder; stir until well blended. Pour into prepared pan.
4
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Leave in pan and cut into squares. .
Nutrition per serving
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