Sun Maid Raisin Nut Cake 1935 A Back Of Box Recipes

EASY RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 10 x 10 inch baking pan.
• In a large saucepan boil the raising with the water for 10 minutes. Add the butter or margarine and let cool.
• In the same pan add the flour, soda, salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chopped nuts (optional), mix well and pour batter into a lightly greased 10x10 inch baking pan
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Serves 8 to 12.

ORANGE NUT RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 10 inch bundt pan.
• In a small bowl, mix flour, salt and baking powder. In another small bowl, mix the chopped nuts and raisins and coat them together with about 1 tablespoon of flour. This is to ensure that the nuts and raisins do not sink to the bottom of the cake while it is baking.
• In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and the butter or margarine. Add the eggs one at a time and beat for 1-2 minutes at low speed. Stir in the vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture and the orange juice alternately to the butter mixture and beat until everything is mixed thoroughly. Mix the nuts and raisins mixture into the batter. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 10 inch bundt pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cake cool before slicing and serving.

SUN-MAID-RAISIN NUT CAKE 1935 A BACK OF BOX RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter with brown sugar, then add molasses, beaten eggs and sour milk which the baking soda has been dissolved in.
• 2. mix and sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves. Add to this dry mixture, the raisins (cut in pieces) and the walnuts (coarsely chopped). Then combine these dry ingredients with the first mixture.
• 3. Bake in three (greased and floured layer cake pans. Use square or round cake pans. Bake in a moderate 375 oven. for 25 minutes. Cover (cooled layers) generously with your favorite vanilla icing,or see note below. Then stack the layers..... Grandma never frosted the sides!...... Serve and enjoy.
• 4. ** NOTE: Re FROSTING: You might take a look at look at, SANDY JONES-"A BLUE RIBBON" Frosting recipe..on "BANANA CAKE with BUTTERCREAM FROSTING" on JAP. It is her family 100 year old frosting recipe. I have used it...and it is delicious!!! No powdered sugar !

OLD-FASHIONED RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the orange, raisins and pecans. Cover and process until mixture is finely chopped; set aside. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Stir in orange mixture. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. flouted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over warm cake.