WAR CAKE RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Place the brown sugar, water, raisins.
• oil, cinnamon, and cloves in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Cook gently for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and let cool until the mixture is comfortably warm to your finger.
• While the mixture is cooling, preheat t he oven to 350F.
• Grease and flour an 8x4-inch baking pan.
• Sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
• Add them to the cooled sugar mixture, beating until no drifts of flour are visible and the batter is smooth.
• Stir in the walnuts.
• Spread evenly in the baking pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a broomstraw inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn onto a rack to cool completely.
• Notes: For a good glaze, even if it is a 90's addition, save back a bit of the hot spiced water.
• Mix with confectioner's sugar, a drop of vanilla, and a pinch salt. Glaze the cake while hot.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Using a wooden spoon stir together sugar, brown sugar, eggs and oil in a medium bowl until smooth.
• Stir in flour and vanilla. Add pecans, then stir until evenly mixed.
• Spoon into prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes.