Spice Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon cloves
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon soda

Method

1. 1

   Put in sauce pan the following ingredients and let boil together for 3 minutes then let stand until cool.

2. 2

   When these are cold add 2 cups flour into which has been sifted 1/2 teaspoon baking powder.

3. 3

   Add to the mass 1 teaspoon soda dissolved in a little hot water.

4. 4

   Makes 1 loaf.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Favorite recipes of Alexandria Ward (1952) by Va.) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Alexandria Ward (Alexandria, page 3. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SPICE CAKE Put in sauce pan the following ingredients and let boil together for 3 minutes then let stand until cool: 1 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup water 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup raisins 1 teaspoon cloves 1 cup butter 1 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg When these are cold add 2 cups flour into which has been sifted 1/2 teaspoon baking powder. Add to the mass 1 teaspoon soda dissolved in a little hot water. Makes 1 loaf. Frieda Lambert POOR MAN’S CAKE 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup raisins 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup cold water 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon soda 2 teaspoons cocoa Boil above ingredients for 3 minutes then cool. When cold add the following: 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking powder

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