A not too sweet cake packed with raisins. Perfect with coffee or tea and a wonderful departure from the typically sweet holiday goodies.
Ingredients
- raisins: 1 cup
- water: 2 cups
- butter: 0.5 cup
- baking soda: 1 tsp
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- white sugar: 1 cup
- ground cinnamon: 0.5 tsp
- ground nutmeg: 0.5 tsp
- walnuts: 1 cup (chopped)
- ¾ cups all-purpose flour: 1 piece
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 10 x 10 inch baking pan.
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In a large saucepan boil the raising with the water for 10 minutes. Add the butter or margarine and let cool.
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In the same pan add the flour, soda, salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chopped nuts (optional), mix well and pour batter into a lightly greased 10x10 inch baking pan
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Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Serves 8 to 12.
