Boiled Raisin Cake

Name: Boiled Raisin Cake
Ingredients: ⅔ c. butter; ½ tsp. ground cloves; 2 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1 tsp. baking soda; 2 c. raisins; 1 c. chopped walnuts; ½ tsp. salt; 3½ c. sifted flour; ½ tsp. ground nutmeg; ½ tsp. ground allspice; ¼ c. cocoa; 1½ c. sugar; 2½ c. water; 2 tsp. baking powder

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Tastes mighty good like country raisin cakes Grandma baked

Ingredients

1½ c. sugar
¼ c. cocoa
2½ c.

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Mix sugar and cocoa. Add water, butter, raisins, spices and salt. Boil 4 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
Sift together flour, baking powder and soda. Add to raisin mixture and mix until well blended. Stir in walnuts. Pour into greased 13 X 9 X 2" pan. Bake in moderate oven (350°) 35 minutes or until done. Remove from oven and cool on rack.