Raisin Spice Cake Microwave Recipes

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine raisins and water. Cook until plump. Drain and set aside raisins, reserving 10 tablespoons cooking liquid. , In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Combine flour, cinnamon, cloves nutmeg and salt; set aside. Combine milk, soda, eggs and reserved cooking liquid. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk mixture to creamed mixture. Stir in cooked raisins. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Put the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and brown sugar into a 4 cup microwaveable bowl; mix well.
• Add oil, molasses, water and egg; mix well.
• Microwave for 3 minutes.
• Cool slightly, and serve with ice cream, whipping cream, or raisin sauce.

Steps:

• Mix the raisins, brown sugar, water, shortening, molasses and spices in a microwaveable container.
• Microwave on high for 5-7 minutes until it is boiling.
• Cool slightly.
• Mix the flour and baking soda together.
• Add to the raisin mixture.
• Pour into a greased 8 inch microwave pan and bake on HIGH 5 minutes or until the centre is done (test with a toothpick).
• Tastes great with a brown sugar icing.

Steps:

• Filling-------.
• Combine dates, water, raisins and lemon juice in 4 cup measure.
• Cover with vented plastic wrap and microwave at high 4-6 minutes or until boiling.
• Stir every 2 minutes.
• Dates should be soft.
• Let stand, covered, 5 minutes.
• Uncover and cool to lukewarm, stirring occasionally.
• Crumbles------.
• Combine first 5 dry ingredients in mixing bowl.
• Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Press half firmly into 8 inch square microwave baking dish.
• Spread with date filling.
• Sprinkle with remaining crumble mixture, patting down lightly.
• Microwave at medium high for 9 minutes, rotating every 3 minutes, (not necessary if you have a rotating plate) remove from microwave and cover with aluminum foil.
• Let stand covered directly on counter for 10 minutes.
• Uncover and cool completely on wire rack.
• Cut into small squares.

Steps:

• sift flour with soda, salt and spices -- set aside.
• cream butter, add granulated sugar gradually and beat till fluffy -- add eggs, one at a time, add molasses and beat well.
• stir in applesauce and nuts.gradually blend to sifted dry ingredients --
• pour batter into 3 waxed paper lined and greased 8" round cake pans --
• bake at 350* for 20-25 minutes --
• cool layers -- about 10 minutes and remove from pans -- remove waxed paper and spread with penuche frosting.
• to prepare PENUCHE FROSTING:.
• combine butter, brown sugar and cream in a heavy saucepan, bring to a boil over medium heat.
• remove from heat and gradually stir in powdered sugar till mixture is velvety and very smooth --
• stir in vanilla, nuts and raisins.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, mix together margarine, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, salt, raisins and water.
• Bring to a boil and boil gently for 5 minutes.
• Let cool to room temperature.
• To this cooled mixture, add flour, soda. Mix well.
• Place in a tube pan and bake at 350oF for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Alternatively place in individual loaf pans and reduce cooking time accordingly.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine raisins and water. Cook until plump. Drain and set aside raisins, reserving 10 tablespoons cooking liquid. In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Combine flour, cinnamon, cloves nutmeg and salt; set aside. Combine milk, soda, eggs and reserved cooking liquid. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk mixture to creamed mixture. Stir in cooked raisins. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until cake test done. Cool on a wire rack. Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 10 x 10 inch baking pan.
• In a large saucepan boil the raising with the water for 10 minutes. Add the butter or margarine and let cool.
• In the same pan add the flour, soda, salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chopped nuts (optional), mix well and pour batter into a lightly greased 10x10 inch baking pan
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Serves 8 to 12.