War Cake

Name: War Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar, brown or white; 2 cups flour, white or whole wheat; 1 cup chopped raisins or other dried fruits ... prunes, figs, etc.; 1 teaspoon other spices... cloves, mace, ginger, etc.; ¼ teaspoon soda; 1 teaspooncinnamon; ½ cup shortening (bacon grease can be used, because of the spices that hide its taste); 2 teaspoons backing powder; 1 cup water

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook a Wolf

By MFK Fisher

Published 1944

About

Ingredients

½ cup shortening (bacon grease can be used, because of the spices that hide its taste)
1 cup sugar, brown or

Dessert
Cake
Pescatarian

Method

Sift the flour, soda, and baking powder. Put all the other ingredients in a pan, and bring to a boil. Cooks minutes. Cool thoroughly. Add the sifted dry ingredients and mix well. Bake 45 minutes or until done in a greased loaf-pan in a 325-350° oven.