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Ingredients
| seedless raisins (packed): 2 cups |
| water: 4 cups (cold) |
| granulated sugar: 2 cups |
| shortening - baking: 4 Tbl (softened) |
| salt: 1 tsp |
| allspice: 1 tsp |
| ground cinnamon: 2 tsp |
| baking soda: 2 tsp |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 4 cups |
Grammie Bea's Double Raisin Cake
Credit: Food.com
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Prep Time
15 min -
Cook Time
45 min -
Servings
12 serving(s)
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- Put raisins in water in pan, and boil for 5 minutes.
- Let cool, then pour liquid from raisins (2 c.) into cup, and set aside to put in cake.
- Cream sugar, Crisco, and add spices.
- Dissolve baking soda in the raisin liquid that was set aside.
- Add flour and raisins.
- Beat by hand, until creamy.
- Grease and flour a large (10x15x2") cake pan.
- Bake at 350°, until cake springs back in the middle, about 45-60 minutes, checking often.
- Cool, and frost with vanilla frosting.
- Note~For a smaller cake, cut recipe in half, and bake in a loaf pan.