Raisin Spice Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups raisins
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup sour milk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 eggs, beaten
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, combine raisins and water. cook until plump. drain and set aside raisins, reserving 10 tablespoons cooking liquid. in a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. combine flour, cinnamon, cloves nutmeg and salt; set aside. combine milk, soda, eggs and reserved cooking liquid. add dry ingredients alternately with milk mixture to creamed mixture. stir in cooked raisins. pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. bake at 350 degrees f for 35-40 minutes or until cake test done. cool on a wire rack. just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.