Adapted from Gourmet magazine, from a recipe in a 1901 church cookbook put out by The King's Daughters of the Third Congregational Church in Massachusetts. Serve as a snack cake dusted with powdered sugar or your favorite icing, if desired, or as is with coffee.
Provided by HeatherFeather
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 9 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cream shortening and sugar well.
- Beat in egg.
- Mix together flour, salt, baking powder, and nutmeg in another bowl.
- In a measuring cup, mix together the milk and the cornstarch until smooth.
- Using a wooden spoon (a mixer would toughen the cake), stir in the dry mixture, alternating with the wet mixture, to the butter mixture, until all is combined well.
- Stir in the raisins.
- Pour into a greased 9" cake pan and bake at 350 F (preheated) for 25-30 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan on a rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 174.6, Fat 4.2, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 25.4, Sodium 160.8, Carbohydrate 32.3, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 18.1, Protein 2.8
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