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Poor Man's Cake (Milk Free, Egg Free) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups raisins
2 cups water
3/4 cup shortening
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
3 cups all-purpose flour
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour a 9x13 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 for 30-40 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.

 

 

 

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