Raisin Cake

Make a dense, moist raisin cake with this eggless recipe that dates back to World War II, when eggs, milk, and butter were in short supply.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 270 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups raisins
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1.25 cups water
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cloves
• 0.33300000429153 cup shortening

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, water, shortening, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and raisins. Bring to a boil, then continue boiling for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8x4-inch loaf pan. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together into a bowl.

Step 3

In a large bowl, combine raisin mixture with flour mixture; pour into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 55 minutes.