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Civil War Cake
 
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Prep Time: 1 Minutes
Cook Time: 3 Minutes
Ready In: 4 Minutes
Servings: 8
Someone was looking for a cake that didn't have any milk in it. Well I found this one of my mothers. It is got to be over 67 years old. It is really good it tastes like a spice cake. Civil War Cake (or-Eggless, Butterless, Milkless Cake)
Ingredients:
1 lb raisins
2 cups water
2 cups sugar (1 white & 1 brown)
1 cup shortening
4 1/2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon clove
1 cup nuts (optional)
Directions:
1. Combine raisins, sugar, 1 cup of water, shortening, salt & spices in a saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil, simmer 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, then cool till lukewarm, then add the other cp of water.
3. Dissolve soda in 2 teas.
4. of water, set aside. Stir sifted & measured flour into raisin mixture & beat until smooth.
5. Add dissolved soda last. Pur into greased floured 13x9 [am & bale 50-55 min.
6. at 350 degrees.
7. It may also be cooked in a tube pan.
8. Serve with whipped cream or caramel frosting.
9. Combine 3/4 cup of brown sugar 1/2 cup of water 1/2 tsp salt in a saucepan.
10. Cook 6 min.
11. stirring often.
12. Cool to lukewarm and stir in 3 Tbsp.
13. of butter.
14. Then gradually stir in 21/4 cups of sifted confectionery sugar, beating until smooth.
15. Stir in 1 teas.
16. vanilla and spread on cake. You will be surprised how good it taste with such little ingredients.
By RecipeOfHealth.com