GRAM'S POOR MAN'S CAKE (EGGLESS & MILKLESS)

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Make and share this Gram's Poor Man's Cake (Eggless & Milkless) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Iron Bloomers

Categories     Dessert

Time 3h

Yield 1 10in tube cake, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup sugar
1 cup cold black coffee
1/2 cup shortening
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon brandy extract (your choice) or 1 teaspoon cherry extract (your choice)
cranberries or diced apple

Steps:

  • Bring to a boil the fruit, nuts, extract, salt, sugar, shortening and coffee.
  • Continue to cook until raisins swell and liquid becomes syrupy; cool completely.
  • Stir together the flour, baking soda and baking powder.
  • Add to fruit mixture and combine thoroughly.
  • Pour into a greased 10-inch tube pan and bake at 325° about an hour (if heavy with fruit). Check with tester to be sure cake is done.
  • Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
  • At this point I soak a clean piece of cheesecloth in liquor; brandy, rum, even wine.
  • Wrap the cake with the cloth and in foil--store in COLD place--check often, resoak as needed.
  • There are no exact measurements for the fruit in this recipe--the original recipe stated "fruits, nuts & peels-whatever you have on hand".
  • This was done because it was wartime and things for fancy baking were not always available.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 217.2, Fat 8.7, SaturatedFat 2.2, Sodium 148.9, Carbohydrate 32.7, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 16.8, Protein 2.2

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