Recipe

Spice Cake From The Great Depression Recipe


Spice Cake From The Great Depression Recipe
Add Step-by-Step Photos 		Lacrenshaw / All my dishes
1 year ago
From Desperada via Recipezaar.com comes this spice cakes recipe dating to the 1930's.
Prep:20m Cook:40m Servings:12

Lacrenshaw

 Does this look good? Yeah! / Nope
Fans
Ingredients
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups strong coffee OR water OR apple juice
  • 1/2 cups shortening
  • 2 cups dark raisins OR diced pitted prunes
  • 1 apple, peeled and shredded
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 teaspoon cloves
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 cup nuts, chopped (your choice)

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Using a medium saucepan, simmer together the sugar, coffee, shortening, raisins and apple for 10 minutes.
  3. Cool for 10 minutes.
  4. In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, all the spices and the nuts.
  5. Pour the cooled sugar mixture into the dry ingredients.
  6. Mix well.
  7. Pour batter into a greased 13x9x2" baking pan.
  8. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes OR until cake tests done.

Recent Gawkers
Not quite what you're looking for? See more Dessert / Cakes
Comments

midgelet 1 year ago said:
Love it! esp with prunes!

momo_55grandma 1 year ago said:
Awsome recipe wow gotta love it thanks

minitindel 1 year ago said:
Wow!!!!!!!! this is amazing i love the spice cakes yummmmmmmmm for sure
five five five

tink


Add a Comment
You must be logged in to comment on a recipe. Login
Alterations
No alterations yet


Suggest an Alteration
You must be logged in to suggest a recipe alteration. Login
Viewing Spice Cake From The Great Depression Recipe

Tool Box

url
Digg! add to del.icio.us stumble upon
Print Recipe
Email it
Send Recipe to Cell Phone
Login to Add a Note [?]
Login to Save this [?]
Subscribe to lacrenshaw [?]
Flag as Interesting/Unique [?]
Add to Comparison Queue [?]

Flavors

Login to Add Flavor Tags [?]

Ratings & Honors

5

Average score: 5 / 5
No. of ratings: 5
You need to be logged in to rate a recipe.
Who Liked This?
Recipe Honors

Similar Recipes

Related Recipes

Groups

You need to be logged in to add a recipe to a group

Related Menus

Related Tags

Home | About | Blog | Contact | Terms | Tell a Friend | Link it up | add to delicious
Copyright © 2007 GroupRecipes.com - The Food Social Network
Recent Searches
Bbq Beef Recipe - Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie Recipe - Tofu Steak Recipe - Cornbread Muffin Recipe - Fast Recipe - Vanilla Frosting Recipe - Lamb Stew - Rump Roast In Crockpot - Easy Pot Pie - Meat Stuffing - Baked Picnic Ham Recipe - Rice And Beans - How To Cook Baked Pineapple Chicken - Fast Recipe - Peanut Butter Marshmallow Bars - Rotisserie Chicken How To - Chicken Dip - Low Calorie Chicken Meals - Recipies For Old Fashioned Turkey And Dressing - Delicious Recipes - Velveta Cheese And Hormel Chili Hot Dip - Recipe Bulgur Wheat Lentils - Facts On The Colonial Foods -