Recipe - Italian Raisin Cake

1 pound Seedless raisins
2 cup Water
1 teaspoon Baking soda
One half cup Soft butter
1 One half cup Sugar
3 lg Eggs
1 teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Ground cloves
One half teaspoon Ground nutmeg
2 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
3 cup Cake flour
2 cup Chopped walnuts

Here's a yummy dessert from The Complete Around the World Cookbook.

1. Plump raisins by cooking them in water 10 minutes; strain and reserve 1
cup liquid.

2. Add baking soda to reserved raisin liquid; set aside.

3. Cream together butter, sugar, eggs, salt and spices until fluffy.

4. Add flour and liquid alternately, beating well after each addition.

5. Stir in raisins and nuts; beat thoroughly.

6. Pour into a wellgreased 1inch tube pan; bake in preheated 325 degree
oven 1 One half hours, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

7. Cool on wire rack before removing from pan.

Posted to BakeryShoppe Digest V1 #402 by vergie1@juno.com (Vergie A Ewing)
on Nov 19, 1997