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Cake: Depression Cake (made during the Great Depression) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cake:
2 cups sugar
2 cups raisins
2 cups boiling water
1 cup lard
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup nuts chopped
Brown sugar Frosting:
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1⁄2 cup butter
1⁄4 cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
Directions:
Directions:
Cake:
Boil together for 10 minutes the following: Sugar, boiling water, lard, raisins, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt. Cool! Then add flour, soda and nuts. Bake 1 hour in tube pan at 350º. Cool cake and turn upside down on serving platter.
Icing:
Place 3 ingredients into a medium pan. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat -- add vanilla. Pour into a medium bowl. Mix 2 minutes with electric mixer. Cool 10 minutes. If too thick add more evaporated milk. Add powdered sugar -- mix until well combined. Pour over cooled cake.
Mother said this was a cake made during the great depression because eggs were a valued commodity and not used that much but sold. She wrote this cake came from a friend in Parsons, Kansas.

 

 

 

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