Treva (Nowlan)Forsythe's War Cake Recipe
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Ingredients: 1/2 c. shortening
2 c. brown sugar
2 c. boiling water
1 tsp. each of ground cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg
1 tsp. salt
2 lbs. seeded raisins (Lexia raisins)
1 lb. Thompson raisins
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Directions:Mix all ingredients together in a large pot and boil for 5 minutes. Let cool. Add 1 tsp. baking soda that has been mixed with 1 T. of water. Stir in 3 c. flour. Line two loaf pans with greased parchment paper or greased tin foil. Pour mixture evenly into pans. Bake at 300 for approximately 2 hours. I rotate the pans every 30 minutes to ensure even cooking. After 1 hour I loosely cover the pans with tin foil to avoid any burning on the top. Cool in pans on a wire racks. Remove from pans and remove parchment paper or tin foil. Making sure that they are completely cool, I place them in a sealed plastic container. Best made well ahead of time as with a fruit cake they get better with age. |
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Notes: This is my mom's recipe and whenever I make it and smell it baking it brings back great memories. A war cake originated during WW II when people could not get all the fruit needed for a fruit cake so they had to adapt. To me it is much better than fruit cake, so moist and flavorful.
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