Spiced Raisin Cake Recipes

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, water, shortening, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and raisins. Bring to a boil, and continue boiling for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8x4 inch loaf pan. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a large bowl, combine the raisin mixture with the flour mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 55 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.

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.

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available. , Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons water or flour if needed).

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 170 degrees.
• Hidrate the raisins in water or cognac (heat water/cognac and soak the raisins til they are tender).
• Butter and flour a 10-11 inches round cake pan or use silicon lining.
• Mix the oil and the sugar in a bowl. With a mixer/electric blender beat it for 3-4 minutes.
• Add the orange juice and beat for 1 more minute.
• Add to the liquid mix the raisins, walnuts, ground clove, cinnamon, orange peel, cognac.
• Add to the preparation the flour previously mixed with the baking powder and mix making sure there are no lumps.
• Pour mixture in baking pan and place in oven for 55 / 60 minutes in 170 degrees.
• Check if the cake is ready with a toothpick in the middle of the cake. Should come out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter and flour a 12-inch, round cake pan or a 9x13x2-inch baking dish.
• Mix the flour with the spices.
• In a bowl mix the oil, sugar, orange juice, brandy and the orange zest.
• Mix well.
• Add the flour, the raisins and the walnuts.
• Mix well.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake the cake (it is called a'pie'- pita' in Greek) for 45 min to an hour (tester inserted comes out clean).

Steps:

• Put raisins in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and simmer 15 minutes. Drain.
• Chop butter into small pieces and stir into hot fruit.
• Beat eggs, sugar and lemon rind until combined.
• Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg together and add to the fruit with the egg mixture.
• Spoon the mixture into a 20cm round tin, (line the bottom with baking paper). Bake at 160 C for 1 - 1 1/2 hours or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
• Cool cake in tin 10 minutes before turning out on to a wire rack.
• When cold, brush top of cake with jam and scatter over chopped toffee nuts.
• Toffee Nuts:- Melt sugar gently in a heavy-based fry pan until it starts to colour. Do not stir.
• Add nuts and pour out on a greased oven tray to cool.
• When cold, chop nuts roughly.

Steps:

• Boil raisins in 2 cups of water for 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Add vegetable oil and cold water to the raisins.
• Mix sugar, flour, spices, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
• Add the raisin mixture, and stir till just mixed.
• Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch baking pan, and bake for one hour in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven. It is done if a toothpick comes out clean.