Dutch Cake

By emp1438

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb. of butter and shortening mixed
• 1 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 4 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 box seedless golden raisins
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Grease and flour 2 loaf pans

Wash raisins in colander and let dry. Cream sugar and butter mixture until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat well. Mix dry ingredients together. Alternate dry ingredients with milk; starting with flour and ending with flour. Sprinkle dried raisins with a little flour then stir with nuts (optional) into cake mixture. Pour into prepared loaf pans.
Bake for approx. 1 hour or until tester comes out clean.