Hillbilly Cake

wonder why they call it Hillbilly cake? don't remember where I found this little treasure...haven't made it yet..but the title intrigued me..recipe said to boil the ingredients before the flour for about 1 1/2 mintues..sugar, water, butter, nuts, raisins, spices...then continue with recipe

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 1  cup cold water
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup  nuts, chopped
• 1  cup seedless raisin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon clove
• 1⁄2 teaspoon allspice
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 2  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda

• TOPPING

• 2⁄3 cup  melted butter
• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 6  tablespoons  cream
• 1  cup coconut

Directions

1. after boiling the ingredients up to the flour -- pour into a large mixing bowl.
2. add the flour, sifted with 1 tsp baking soda.spread in a greased and floured 9x12" baking pan.
3. bake at 350* for about 1 hour.or until cake tests done with toothpick -- or starts to pull away from the sides of the pan.
4. spread with the following:TOPPING:.
5. combine 2/3 cup melted butter with the brown sugar.mix ell.add 6 tbls light cream and 1 cup coconut --
6. Mix thoroughly and spread on warm cake( recipe said to let cool about 25 minutes.).
7. place under a broiler a few minutes till brown and bubbly.