Old Czech cake recipe. I need to get the water level right. When I made this it was too moist, probably because the raisins in the old days were drier. The icing sets up as it cools; it is very liquid when warm and gets firmer when cold.
Ingredients: [‘raisins’, ‘water’, ‘shortening’, ‘lemon juice’, ‘salt’, ‘clove’, ‘cinnamon’, ‘nutmeg’, ‘allspice’, ‘flour’, ‘baking soda’, ‘egg’, ‘walnuts’, ‘butter’, ‘brown sugar’, ‘milk’, ‘powdered sugar’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“1 cup raisins”,”2 cups water”,”1/2 cup shortening”,”1 tablespoon lemon juice”,”1/4 teaspoon salt”,”1/2 teaspoon clove”,”1/2 teaspoon cinnamon”,”1/2 teaspoon nutmeg”,”1/2 teaspoon allspice”,”1 3/4 cups flour”,”1 teaspoon baking soda”,”1 egg”,”1/8 cup walnuts”,””,”1/2 cup butter”,”1 cup brown sugar”,”1/4 cup milk”,”1 3/4 cups powdered sugar”]
Number of Servings: 1
Steps: [‘Boil raisins in water for10 minutes.’, ‘Remove from heat; add shortening and lemon juice.’, ‘Cool.’, ‘Sift salt, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, flour, and baking soda.’, ‘Add to raisin mixture; beat well.’, ‘Add egg; beat again; add walnuts.’, ‘Pour into a greased cake pan.’, ‘Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes until done.’, ‘FROSTING:’, ‘For frosting, melt butter and brown sugar.’, ‘Cook over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.’, ‘Add milk and continue stirring until mixture mixture comes to a boil.’, ‘Remove from heat and cool.’, ‘Add powdered sugar until right spreading consistancy.’]