Butterless Dessert Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 8 or 9 inch square cake pan.
• In a saucepan over medium high heat combine; the sugar, shortening, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, salt, raisins, and water bring to a boil and continue boiling for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda together. Add the flour mixture to the cooled raisin mixture. Stir until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat through the milk in a small plan until bubbling at edge. Preheat the oven to 180C.
• Sift flour with baking powder
• and salt. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, mix at high speed, eggs, until thick and lemon colored. Gradually add sugar, beating until mixture is smooth and well blended...about 5 min.
• At low speed, blend in flour mixture until smooth. Add warm milk and lemon peel, beating until combined. Immediately pour batter into ungreased, 9-inch cake pan.
• Bake 30 min, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely. Then serve.

Steps:

• 1. Mix together the sugar, spices, water, lard and raisins in a saucepan. Bring to a boil for one minute, let cool. Add flour and baking soda and mix together well. Pour batter into greased and floured tube pan or loaf pan. Bake for one hour at 325F. To test for done, place a straw or a toothpick into the cake, if it comes out clean, then it is done. Remove from oven, let cool upside down until sides pull away from the pan.
• 2. Put Icing ingredients into small sauce pan. Bring to a boil for 3 minutes. When cooled. Ice cake. *** You can add lemon juice instead of water or add a little vanilla or almond flavoring.

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, water, shortening, raisins, spices, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, and stir while cooking for 3 minutes. Cool.
• Measure flour, soda, and baking powder, and sift together.
• Gradually stir dry ingredients into raisin mixture. Beat well. If an almond cake is desired, stir in almond extract and almonds. Pour batter into a greased 8 x 4 inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for about 1 hour.