The Foodie Gazette

Adventures in good eating — recipes and food writing by Margaret “Meps” Schulte

War Cake

An eggless cake with raisins made popular during WWII.

2 C sugar
2 C hot water
2 T shortening
1-lb box raisins
1 t salt
1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 t cloves
3 C flour
1 t baking soda

Simmer first 4 ingredients for 10 minutes. Cool. Add dry ingredients to cooled mixture and beat until smooth. Bake 60-75 minutes at 350 F.

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The Foodie Gazette » Poor Man’s Cake Says:
January 16th, 2006 at 2:59 pm
[...] An eggless cake recipe with raisins. Although, since it’s baked in a loaf pan, it’s more like a dessert bread. See also War Cake. [...]
The Foodie Gazette » Milkless Eggless Thrifty Cake Says:
January 16th, 2006 at 3:08 pm
[...] Here’s another recipe along the lines of War Cake, Poor Man’s Cake, and Poor Man’s Cake 2. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Angostura bitters used like this before. [...]

by meps on January 16, 2006. categorized as Cakes, Egg-free baking