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Cookie Grandma's Eirich Poor Mans Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
For The Poor Man's Cake

12 or 15 oz box raisins and 1/2 lb of dates chopped fine
3-cups water divided
2 tbs shortening
2-cups sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp nutmeg
4-cups flour divided
1- cup water room temperature
2 tsp baking soda

For The Cream Cheese Frosting
8 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350° and spray two 9 x 5 baking pans or a 13 x 9 baking dish with non stick spray. Set aside.

For The Poor Man's Cake
In a medium sauce pan, cook raisins & dates, shortening in 2 cups water for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
Once cooled, add sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg. Stir until combined.
Stir in 2 cups of flour until combined.
Next add 1 cup of water and 2 more cups of flour. Stir.
Sprinkle baking soda over mixture and mix until combined.
Pour into prepared baking dish.
Cook at 350° for 40-50 minutes or until tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. *might need more time, start checking at 40 minutes.

For The Cream Cheese Frosting
In a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese together until smooth.
Add vanilla, mix, then slowly add powdered sugar and beat until creamy.
Frost cake once it has cooled completely.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4 to 6
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
45 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Grandma Eirich use to make this for the holidays. Years ago once you bought the ingredients you were a poor man.

 

 

 

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