grandma's poor man's cake
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This cake is something my Grandma made during the depression. I always thought it sounded odd, but it is actually pretty good. My Dad said that as kids (he was one of 9) it was one thing that was always a treat.
(2 ratings)
yield
8 -10
prep time
30 Min
cook time
35 Min
Ingredients For grandma's poor man's cake
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1 cbrown sugar
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1 craisins
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1 tspcinnamon
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1/2 tspallspice
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1/4 tspcloves, ground
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1/3 cshortening (crisco)
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1 cwater
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2 cflour
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1 tspbaking soda
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1 tspsalt
How To Make grandma's poor man's cake
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1In a large sauce pan boil 1 cup water, add first 6 ingredients, boil together until luke warm, stir. Remove from burner
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2In large mixing bowl add all dry ingredients, mix together with fork. Sift into the sauce pan. Mix well.
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3Grease or spray a 9x9 baking dish. Pour mixture in dish, and spread evenly.
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4Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes. Watch it towards end so it doesn't get too dark. Enjoy! (You might be able to make this gluten free by using a gluten free flour, haven't tried it, but it might work.)
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