Blitzkrieg Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups raisins
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• icing sugar, as needed (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f, have ready a greased and floured 8-inch cake pan.
• 2 in a saucepan over high heat, combine water, brown sugar, raisins, shortening and the spices; bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• 3 turn off heat, remove pot from burner, and let cool to lukewarm.
• 4 in a mixing bowl, stir together flour and baking soda; blend flour mixture into cooled raisin mixture.
• 5 pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for approximately 45 minutes, or until top is firm to the touch.
• 6 let cake cool before serving; if desired, sprinkle top with icing sugar.