Poor Mans Cake I Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a saucepan mix brown sugar, raisins, water and shortening. Bring to a boil and boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. When raisin mixture is cool, add to dry ingredients and mix well to combine.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 or 40 minutes. Do not over bake or it will be too dry. Test after 30 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of cake should come out clean.

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients and pour in ungreased 9 X 13" pan. Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees, until pick comes out clean. If desired, top with a swirl of whipped cream.

Steps:

• 1. In a large sauce pan boil 1 cup water, add first 6 ingredients, boil together until luke warm, stir. Remove from burner
• 2. In large mixing bowl add all dry ingredients, mix together with fork. Sift into the sauce pan. Mix well.
• 3. Grease or spray a 9x9 baking dish. Pour mixture in dish, and spread evenly.
• 4. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes. Watch it towards end so it doesn't get too dark. Enjoy! (You might be able to make this gluten free by using a gluten free flour, haven't tried it, but it might work.)

Steps:

• In a saucepan melt butter or margarine; stir in brown sugar.
• Add water and vanilla.
• Bring to a boil.
• Meanwhile, make the dough.
• Cream butter or margarine; add sugar.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add to butter mixture alternately with milk.
• Pour syrup into a 9 X 13 baking dish.
• Drop dough by teaspoons over syrup.
• Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.