Poor Mans Cake III Recipe
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Poor Mans Cake III

By: Mary Ann Benzon  
"This recipe if from the l930's. My Grandmother gave it to my Mother and she gave it to me. Now I am a grandmother and passed it down to my kids. It's really good. You don't have to dirty your mixer for this one, just a big bowl."

Rating: This weblink has been rated 6 times with an average star rating of 3.8 Read Reviews (6)

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Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9x13 inch pan
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 cups raisins
  • 2 cups water
  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
  2. In a saucepan mix brown sugar, raisins, water and shortening. Bring to a boil and boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
  3. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. When raisin mixture is cool, add to dry ingredients and mix well to combine.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 or 40 minutes. Do not over bake or it will be too dry. Test after 30 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of cake should come out clean.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 186 | Total Fat: 6.7g | Cholesterol: 0mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2003 by BMDSINGLE 
This cake is good, its taste is a lot like gingerbread, with all the spices. It is nice and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2007 by Suz 
Don't know what happened to Grandma's recipe so I tried this one. Although I did add 3/4 cup... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2007 by sally 
This recipe was delicious.I made one addition that i always do when making a gingerbread or... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2006 by Melanie B. 
This is delicious! It brought back memories for us. We always had Poor Mans Cake with Cream... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 4, 2007 by JUSTPEECHEEE 
I have made other variations of Poor Mans Cake- this one turned out rather dry - Neither my... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2009 by wi_swissmiss 
I was looking for a recipe that reminded me of an old family Christmas loaf my folks made for... MORE

 
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