Name: Italian Raisin Cake
Ingredients: 1 lb Seedless raisins; 2 c Water; 1 ts Baking soda; 1/2 c Soft butter; 1 1/2 c Sugar; 3 lg Eggs; 1 ts Salt; 1/2 ts Ground cloves; 1/2 ts Ground nutmeg; 2 ts Ground cinnamon; 3 c Cake flour; 2 c Chopped walnuts

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Eggs	Italian		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Seedless raisins
2	c	Water
1	ts	Baking soda
1/2	c	Soft butter
1 1/2	c	Sugar
3	lg	Eggs
1	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Ground cloves
1/2	ts	Ground nutmeg
2	ts	Ground cinnamon
3	c	Cake flour
2	c	Chopped walnuts

INSTRUCTIONS

Here's a yummy dessert from The Complete Around the World Cookbook.
1. Plump raisins by cooking them in water 10 minutes; strain and reserve 1
cup liquid.
2. Add baking soda to reserved raisin liquid; set aside.
3. Cream together butter, sugar, eggs, salt and spices until fluffy.
4. Add flour and liquid alternately, beating well after each addition.
5. Stir in raisins and nuts; beat thoroughly.
6. Pour into a well-greased 1-inch tube pan; bake in preheated 325 degree
oven 1 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
7. Cool on wire rack before removing from pan.
Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #402 by vergie1@juno.com (Vergie A Ewing)
on Nov 19, 1997

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