War Cake This cake was typical of the types of cakes baked during World War II when shortages and rationing were in effect. It is moist and delicious.
2 cups brown sugar 1 cup water 1 cup raisins 1/4 cup vegetable shortening 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/4 tsp ground cloves 3 cups flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 2 loaves Put the first 7 ingredients in a heavy gauge saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook gently for 5 minutes and remove from heat and let cool until mixture is comfortably cool to your finger. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 loaf pans. Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Add them to the cooled sugar mixture, beat well. Stir in walnuts. Bake for 45 minutes or toothpick comes out of center clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes and then turn out on plate and cool completely. -- _______________________________________________ Get your free email from www.doramail.com with 30 Megs of disk space in webhosting and e-mail storage! Powered by Outblaze ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Help save the life of a child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/mGEjbB/5WnJAA/E2hLAA/QXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
