Amazin' Raisin Cake

This is a copy of the recipe from my Grandmothers' recipe book. It's an excellent apple spice raisin cake that has the amazing ingredient of mayonnaise!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 664 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups white sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup raisins
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ½ cup confectioners' sugar
• ⅓ cup milk
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 3 cups apple - peeled, cored, and chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch pans.

Step 2

In large bowl with mixer at low speed, beat together flour, sugar, mayonnaise, milk, eggs, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and cloves, scraping bowl frequently, for 2 minutes. Batter will be thick. Sir in the chopped apples, raisins and walnuts.

Step 3

Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove and cool on wire racks.

Step 4

In a large bowl, whip the cream and confectioners' sugar until stiff peaks form. Fill and frost the cake.