
Photo Credit
Sam Jones/Quinn Brein
Yield
12 to 15 servings
Category
Course
Credit
Ruth Gagen Brentwood Historical Society, Brentwood, New Hamp
Ingredients
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups hot water
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
1 package (15 ounces) raisins
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in 2 teaspoons hot water
cream cheese frosting (optional)
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I love this cake. It's also known as Depression Cake, at least in the NW.
My gram called it spice cake ...... to use less sugar and save money she kept jelly jars in the fridge and used the water to rinse them into the batter .... it’s also called war cake .
Anyone have a recipe for an Orange Kis-Me Cake? Had orange rind (zest), spices, dried fruit, was color of spice cake and was laced with orange juice after baking.
https://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/orange-kiss-me-cake
(Haven’t made it in years; I remember that it was good, though!)
I'm not fond of raisins, and I was wondering if you think dried
cranberries /craisins would work?
Thank you
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