Civil War Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 23 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 20 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb raisins
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups sugar (1 & 1 brown)
• 1 cup shortening
• 4 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1 cup nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine raisins, sugar, 1 cup of water, shortening, salt & spices in a saucepan.
• 2 bring to a boil, simmer 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, then cool till lukewarm, then add the other cp of water.
• 3 dissolve soda in 2 teas.
• 4 of water, set aside. stir sifted & measured flour into raisin mixture & beat until smooth.
• 5 add dissolved soda last. pur into greased floured 13x9 [am & bale 50-55 min.
• 6 at 350 degrees.
• 7 it may also be cooked in a tube pan.
• 8 serve with whipped cream or caramel frosting.
• 9 combine 3/4 cup of brown sugar 1/2 cup of water 1/2 tsp salt in a saucepan.
• 10 cook 6 min.
• 11 stirring often.
• 12 cool to lukewarm and stir in 3 tbsp.
• 13 of butter.
• 14 then gradually stir in 21/4 cups of sifted confectionery sugar, beating until smooth.
• 15 stir in 1 teas.
• 16 vanilla and spread on cake. you will be surprised how good it taste with such little ingredients.