Canada War Cake

Title:
Canada War Cake

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Cakes,
Frostings




Ingredients:





     2 c  Brown or white sugar


     2 c  Water


   2/3 c  Lard or shortening


     1 c  Raisins


   1/4 ts Salt


   1/2 ts Nutmeg


     2 ts Cinnamon


     1 ts Ground cloves


     2 ts Baking soda; mixed with


   1/3 c  Cold coffee or water


     4 c  All-purpose flour; sifted


          -with


     1 ts Baking powder


     1 c  Chopped nuts


          Whole or half nuts; optional






 Boil sugar, water, lard, raisins, salt and spices 5 minutes. Let cool, then


 add baking soda and flour mixtures. Mix thoroughly (batter should be quite


 stiff). Add chopped nuts. Pour into greased and floured rectangular or


 square pans and decorate with nuts. Bake in preheated 350 ?F oven 30 to 35


 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.


 


 I usually omit the half or whole nuts and just lightly dust the top with


 powdered sugar.


 


 Recipe by: Out of a magazine some time


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #829 by 4paws@netrax.net (Shermeyer-Gail) on


 Oct 06, 1997