Poor Man's Fruitcake

By therman

Vicki Herman

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 box of raisins
• 2 cups of water
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. cloves
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup of cold water
• 1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in a little hot water
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• Topping:
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• Chopped nuts

Preparation

Step 1

Cook the raisins in 2 cups of water (covered) for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and combine (including water) with the rest of the cake ingredients in a large bowl. Pour into a angel food cake pan or 2 to 3 loaf pans. Crumble the brown sugar over the batter and cover with the chopped nuts. Press into the batter with the back of a spoon. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, angel food cake pan and start checking the loaf pans after 30 minutes.