Boiled Raisin Cake Recipe

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Boiled Raisin Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups raisins
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp clove
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups pastry flour

Directions:

  1. In saucepan. place raisins, brown sugar, hot water, shortening, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
  2. Bring mixture to boiling point, cover and let simmer for 6 minutes.
  3. Cool to lukewarm and add vanilla.
  4. Add soda to flour and mix.
  5. Combine flour and raisin mixture well.
  6. Bake in buttered 9X5 loaf pan in 325° oven for 1-1 1/4 hours. Cool in pan.
  7. This cake improves with keeping.
  8. -.
  9. NOTE-It can be a challenge to find pastry flour. Even well-stocked supermarkets seldom carry more varieties than cake flour, all-purpose flour (9% to 12% protein), and bread flour. If you can't find pastry flour, you can mix your own by combining cake flour and all-purpose flour in a ratio somewhere between two parts cake flour to one part all-purpose and one part cake flour to one part all-purpose.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 388.51 Kcal (1627 kJ)
Calories from fat 121.14 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.46g 21%
Sodium 378.61mg 16%
Potassium 344.77mg 7%
Total Carbs 68.81g 23%
Sugars 30.42g 122%
Dietary Fiber 2.88g 12%
Protein 1.95g 4%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 3%
Iron 1.2mg 7%
Calcium 41mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 281.55 Kcal (1179 kJ)
Calories from fat 87.79 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.75g 21%
Sodium 274.37mg 16%
Potassium 249.85mg 7%
Total Carbs 49.86g 23%
Sugars 22.04g 122%
Dietary Fiber 2.08g 12%
Protein 1.41g 4%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 3%
Iron 0.9mg 7%
Calcium 29.7mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.3
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

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