Eggless Milkless Butterless Cake Recipe
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Eggless Milkless Butterless Cake

By: Kathy Thurston 
"This is a spice type cake. It is from the depression era or war time rationing."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (33)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 1 -8 or 9 inch square
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons shortening
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 8 or 9 inch square cake pan.
  2. In a saucepan over medium high heat combine; the sugar, shortening, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, salt, raisins, and water bring to a boil and continue boiling for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
  3. Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda together. Add the flour mixture to the cooled raisin mixture. Stir until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 197 | Total Fat: 2.4g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2010 by Little Old Lady   view full review
VEGAN!! and VERY easy to make. Dirties only one pot, a spatula, and the baking pan. Didn't...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 19, 2005 by kathleen   view full review
I give this a middle of the road rating because my family was split on the cake. The kids...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2009 by Amy   view full review
This cake is absolutely delicious!! I found it while looking for dessert recipes that did not...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2006 by LowfatDANCER   view full review
Very good! Very moist and dense cake. Didn't change anything, except double the cinnamon. Also...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 17, 2006 by charolette   view full review
I made this so one of our b-day guests could have cake with us. It is a very heavy, dense...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2006 by Duckball   view full review
I used Craisins instead of raisins plus I added about 2 TBS of chopped walnuts that I had...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2008 by muggle516   view full review
I had been pretty busy this week and hadn't had a chance to go to the store for milk or eggs,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 9, 2003 by GRRLINTERUPTD   view full review
absolutely delicious! i combined it w/another recipe i found (changed white sugar to brown,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 28, 2007 by SGISLANDGAL1   view full review
This is a wonderful recipe. I didn't have any allspice, so I used ground cloves. I also...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 26, 2006 by Michelle Roe   view full review
Fantastic! I omitted nutmeg and allspice and added instead 1 tsp. of applepie spice. I also...

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