Grossmummy King's Spice Cake

Submitted by WJKing

"This is grossmummy's recipe for spice cake. It's a hit! ENJOY!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 1 9x13 pan

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1⁄2 cup lard
• 1 cup raisins (optional)
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 dash nutmeg
• 1 dash ground cloves
• 1 dash allspice

directions

1. Dissolve yeast in water.
2. Add sugar.
3. In separate bowl, mix eggs and lard; stir in raisins.
4. Add to yeast.
5. Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, soda& salt.
6. Pour into above mix.
7. Let set in warm place for 30 minutes.
8. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Reviews

[mianbao]

Wow! I thought this cake looked nice when I took it out of the pan, but after tasting it I can tell you it's fabulous! I divided the recipe in half and used a 6-cup half-bundt pan. I did use butter instead of lard because I was out of lard. I rinsed the raisins in hot water and sprinkled just a little brandy on them. I decided that 1/2 of a dash of the three spices should be measured at 1/16 teaspoon. I think I got that right. It did take quite a while longer for the cake to rise. I waited until it had nearly doubled and then baked it. It is not at all heavy, and is moist and tender. Thank you very much for sharing this recipe.