Minnie’s Boiled Spice Cake
Minnie’s Boiled Spice Cake
Ingrediënten
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 ½ cups water
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup lard (lard is in original recipe but you
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- can use other shortening–Harriet)
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 heaping teaspoon soda dissolved in a little
- ½ teaspoon salt
- hot water
- 2 cups raisins
- ½ cup nuts or more, if desired
Instructies
- Boil sugars, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt, raisins, water, and lard for 6 minutes; let cool.
- Add flour, soda, and nuts.
- Pour into 9 x 13 pan.
- Bake 1 hour at 350º.
- Harriet: Plain with whipped cream or brown sugar frosting.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
We like it just plain.
