War Cake recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 ¼ cups water
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts
½ cup chopped candied citron
⅓ cup shortening
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons baking powder

Nutrition Info

220 calories
carbohydrate: 35.7 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 8.3 g
fiber: 1.4 g
protein: 2.7 g
saturatedFat: 1.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 224.1 mg
sugar: 16.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

  2. In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine brown sugar and water. Add raisins, nuts, candied citron, shortening, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon, bring to a boil and boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.

  3. Sift in flour and baking powder, stir until well blended. Pour into prepared pan.

  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Leave in pan and cut into squares..

Recipe Yield

1 -9-x13 inch cake

Recipe Note

War Cake uses ingredients that were available to the average household during World War II. Great served with whipped topping!

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