Spice Cake from the Great Depression
From lacrenshaw 15 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 12
From Desperada via Recipezaar.com comes this spice cakes recipe dating to the 1930's.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar shopping list
- 2 cups strong coffee OR water OR apple juice shopping list
- 1/2 cups shortening shopping list
- 2 cups dark raisins OR diced pitted prunes shopping list
- 1 apple, peeled and shredded shopping list
- 2 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- 2 teaspoons baking powder shopping list
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon shopping list
- 1 teaspoon allspice shopping list
- 1 teaspoon cloves shopping list
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg shopping list
- 1 cup nuts, chopped (your choice) shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Using a medium saucepan, simmer together the sugar, coffee, shortening, raisins and apple for 10 minutes.
- Cool for 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, all the spices and the nuts.
- Pour the cooled sugar mixture into the dry ingredients.
- Mix well.
- Pour batter into a greased 13x9x2" baking pan.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes OR until cake tests done.
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
Love it! esp with prunes!
midgelet
in Whereabouts loved it
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awsome recipe wow gotta love it thanks
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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wow!!!!!!!! this is amazing i love the spice cakes yummmmmmmmm for sure
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in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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