Grandmother's Boiled Raisin Cake

This cake is very moist, but my grandmother never added an icing. She made a cinnamon glaze.

• Calories: 296 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 ½ cups water
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ cup butter, melted
• ⅓ cup milk
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3 teaspoons boiling water

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oven to 325 degrees(165 degrees C). Grease a 9 x 5 inch pan. Set aside.

Step 2

In 3 quart saucepan, boil raisins slowly water until there is 1 cup of water left and the raisins are plump. Allow mixture to cool.

Step 3

Stir in sugar and egg. Mix spices with boiling water and add to raisin mixture. Add flour, soda, vanilla and last, the melted shortening. Blend well. Pour into loaf pan.

Step 4

Bake for 40 to 50 minutes. When cool make glaze by mixing confectioners sugar, ground cinnamon, and milk. Spread on top of cooled cake.