Old Fashioned Raisin Cake (Vintage Boiled Cake Recipe)

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups raisins
• 1 ½ cups water

  (2 portions - 1 cup hot water, ½ cup cold water)
• ¼ cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon baking soda

  (dissolved in 2 tablespoons hot water)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups light brown sugar
• ¼ cup butter

  (salted)
• 3 tablespoon milk
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar

Instructions

• 1 Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and lightly butter, grease, or spray your
  9x13 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• 2 Bring a saucepan with the first 1 cup hot water and 1 ½ cups raisins to a boil
  then reduce heat and simmer on low for 10 minutes. Remove from heat when done.
• 3 In a large mixing bowl cream together the shortening and granulated sugar until
  smooth. Stir in the cooked raisins (with the water) then add the ½ cup cold
  water and warm baking spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice), salt, and the
  dissolved baking soda.
• 4 Add the all-purpose flour and mix until smooth, then transfer into your prepared
  9x13 pan. Bake in the center of your oven's middle rack at 350°F (175°C) for 25
  minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• 5 Allow the cake to cool before mixing the (optional) frosting.
• 6 In a saucepan, combine the light brown sugar, butter, and milk and cook over
  medium heat until the brown sugar is fully dissolved. Whisk frequently while
  cooking, then remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
• 7 Once the sugar mixture is cooled, transfer it into a large mixing bowl or the
  bowl of your stand mixer and combine with confectioners' sugar. Add milk in
  small 1 tablespoon portions if desired to thin out the frosting.
• 8 Spread over your old fashioned raisin cake using an offset spatula, cut, and
  serve.

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