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War Cake

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30 min

War Cake

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Category

Cake Recipes

Time

30 min

Serving

18 persons

Calories

220

Rating

3.00★ (17)

Cuisine

Author: Victoria Buriak
War Cake uses ingredients that were available to the average household during World War II. Great served with whipped topping!

Ingredients

  • packed brown sugar: 1 cup
  • ¼ cups water: 1 piece
  • raisins: 1 cup
  • walnuts: 1 cup (chopped)
  • candied citron: 0.5 cup (chopped)
  • shortening: 0.33333 cup
  • salt: 0.5 tsp
  • ground nutmeg: 1 tsp
  • ground cinnamon: 1 tsp
  • all-purpose flour: 2 cups
  • baking powder: 5 tsp

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Stages of cooking

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
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  2. In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine brown sugar and water. Add raisins, nuts, candied citron, shortening, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon; bring to a boil and boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
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  3. Sift in flour and baking powder; stir until well blended. Pour into prepared pan.
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  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Leave in pan and cut into squares. .
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