Grandmas Old Fashioned Raisins Cake Recipes

GRANDMA'S RAISIN CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees
• Grease the bundt pan well. Be sure to get the bottom, center and sides of the pan.
• In small bowl mix milk and baking powder.
• In large bowl cream butter and then add eggs in one at a time.
• Next, mix in lemon, vanilla, flour, sugar, salt. Mix well.
• Now add the milk mixture into the batter. Mix well.
• Now by hand, fold in the raisins slowly. Be sure the raisins are not in clumps.
• Dump batter into greased pan evenly.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 20 min.
• Then turn off oven and open it slightly. Leave cake in oven for another 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• Flip onto a cooling rack or plate and allow to cool fully before serving.

GRANDMA'S APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Place raisins and hot water in a small bowl; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and spices; add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce and water. Drain raisins; fold into batter with the walnuts. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 300° for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place pan on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Serve warm or cold.

GRANDMA'S FRESH APPLE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Sift flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.
• Mix sugar, egg, and oil together in another bowl. Stir in the flour mixture just until combined; fold in apple, walnuts, and raisins.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour.

GRANDMA'S APPLESAUCE CAKE WITH RAISINS AND PECANS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar till light.
• Add eggs, beating well after each addition.
• Sift dry ingredients together and add to creamed mixture alternately with applesauce.
• Stir in raisins and pecans.
• Turn batter into greased and lightly floured pan (13 x 9 x 2-inch).
• Bake at 350 F about 45 minutes to till done.
• Cool in pan.
• (an additional 1/3 cup raisins can be substituted for the 1/2 cup of pecans, if desired).

GRANDMA'S BOILED RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Bring water to boil in small pot, add raisans and boil 5 minutes. Cool. Do not drain water - it will be used in recipe.
• Cream shortening and sugar.
• Add eggs and beat well.
• Add cooled raisans with any left over water, and vanilla.
• Stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice to wet ingredients.
• Drop by teaspoon onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. This mixture is not meant to be really dry.
• Bake 10 minutes.