| 3/4 | cup | water | boiling |
| 1 1/2 | cups | raisins, seedless | |
| 1 1/2 | cups |
brown sugar |
* |
| 1/2 | cup |
vegetable shortening |
* |
| 2 | large |
eggs |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon |
|
| 1/2 | teaspoon | cloves | |
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract |
|
| 3 | cups | flour, all-purpose |
Simmer raisins and water for 10 minutes. Cool.
Meanwhile, mix the brown sugar, shortening, eggs, cinnamon, cloves, soda, vanilla then flour.
Add the raisin and water mixture.
You may add 1 cup of nuts or 1 cup of coconut.
Spread on large cookie sheet, making middle thin.
While baking, make icing.
Icing: 1 cup of powdered sugar, 1/2 stick of margarine, softened and 1/4 cup of milk.
This mixture is stiff to be spread on hot cake.
First published: 1996-01-27 last updated: 2012-03-31





