Spice Cake (War Cake)

Submitted by BeccaB3c

"From the "Scandinavian and American Recipes" cookbook, which contains recipes submitted by parents and friends of the Svenskarnas Dag Girls Choir. For Christmas Cake add 1 cup shopped figs and dates, 2 tablespoons chopped citron, 1 teaspoon grated orange rind and 1/2 cup broken nut meats. By Audrey Landquist."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 16-20

ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1⁄3 cup shortening
• 2 cups raisins
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon allspice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon clove
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder

directions

1. Boil sugar, water, shortening, raisins, spices and salt together for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
2. Cool.
3. Mix flour, baking soda and baking powder together and gradually stir into batter and beat well.
4. Bake in greased cake pan in slow oven (300 or 325 degrees) for 1 hour.

Reviews

[skimble_kitten]

yum! with vegetable shortning, it was an amazing vegan cake! thank you! i made a frosting with powdered sugar and lemon juice to drizzle on top and it was great! :)