SPICED RASIN CAKE

Name: SPICED RASIN CAKE
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1/2 c butter, softened; 1 c sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 1/2 c flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/2 tsp ground cloves; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 c raisins, covered in boiling water until soft; 1 c raisin water, drained from soaking raisins

5 steps

Prep:10minCook:35min

This recipe came from my Grandma’s, Grandma who used to bake something every other day to feed her family - which also means this recipe has been passed through my family for over 120 years!!! Such a yummy holiday-flavored cake

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:47:25 GMT

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Ingredients

12 servings

½ cbutter

softened

1 csugar

2eggs

1 tspvanilla extract

2 ½ cflour

1 tspbaking powder

1 tspbaking soda

1 tspcinnamon

½ tspground nutmeg

½ tspground cloves

¼ tspsalt

1 craisins

covered in boiling water until soft

1 craisin water

drained from soaking raisins

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F & grease a 9x13 cake pan, set aside. In a small bowl, add the raisins & cover with boiling water - let soak for at least 5 minutes while you make the batter.

Step 2

In the bowl of a stand mixer (or large bowl & using hand mixer) beat butter & sugar until fluffy, then beat in eggs & vanilla.

Step 3

Drain raisins but SAVE 1 c of the liquid. Then add remaining dry ingredients, drained raisins & 1 c liquid into the batter, combine until smooth.

Step 4

Pour batter into the greased cake pan, bake for 30-35 minutes until cake is puffed/middle set up. Use a toothpick to check!

Step 5

Let cake cool, best topped with whip cream, caramel sauce & extra cinnamon!