Old-Fashioned Spice Cake (a.k.a. Poor Man's Cookies)

Old-Fashioned Spice Cake (a.k.a. Poor Man's Cookies) is a lacto ovo vegetarian recipe with 12 servings. One portion of this dish contains approximately 5g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 374 calories. For 45 cents per serving, this recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Several people made this recipe, and 305 would say it hit the spot. It works well as a very budget friendly dessert. A mixture of water, eggs, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It is brought to you by Brown Eyed Baker. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 32%, this dish is not so spectacular. Similar recipes include Poor Man's Cookies, Poor Man's Lasagna, and Poor Man's Souffle.

Servings: 12

Preparation duration: 45 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

¾ teaspoons baking powder

1½ teaspoons baking soda

½ teaspoon cinnamon

2 eggs, slightly beaten

3 cups all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon nutmeg

1½ cups raisins

½ teaspoon salt

1½ cups sugar

1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter

½ cup chopped walnuts

2¼ cups water

Equipment:

baking pan

oven

sauce pan

whisk

bowl

toothpicks

frying pan

plastic wrap

Cooking instruction summary:

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F and grease a 9x13 baking pan.2. Combine water, raisins, and butter in a medium saucepan. Boil over medium-high heat, covered, for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, remove the lid, and let cool for 5-10 minutes.3. While the raisin mixture is boiling, combine the dry ingredients (through cloves) in a large bowl, whisking until thoroughly combined.4. Pour the slightly cooled raisin mixture over the dry ingredients and stir with a spoon until mostly combined and moistened (the batter at this point will have the consistency of a paste). Add the beaten eggs and again stir with a spoon, until thoroughly combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts.5. Spread the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, until deeply browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean.6. Cool to room temperature before serving. If not serving immediately, cover with plastic wrap to keep the cake moist. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat the oven to 375°F and grease a 9x13 baking pan.

2. Combine water, raisins, and butter in a medium saucepan. Boil over medium-high heat, covered, for 20 minutes.

3. Remove from heat, remove the lid, and let cool for 5-10 minutes.

4. While the raisin mixture is boiling, combine the dry ingredients (through cloves) in a large bowl, whisking until thoroughly combined.

5. Pour the slightly cooled raisin mixture over the dry ingredients and stir with a spoon until mostly combined and moistened (the batter at this point will have the consistency of a paste).

6. Add the beaten eggs and again stir with a spoon, until thoroughly combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts.

7. Spread the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, until deeply browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean.

8. Cool to room temperature before serving. If not serving immediately, cover with plastic wrap to keep the cake moist. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature.


Nutrition Information:

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374k Calories
5g Protein
11g Total Fat
64g Carbs
2% Health Score
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Calories
374k
19%

Fat
11g
18%

  Saturated Fat
5g
34%

Carbohydrates
64g
21%

  Sugar
25g
28%

Cholesterol
47mg
16%

Sodium
253mg
11%

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Protein
5g
11%

Manganese
0.45mg
22%

Selenium
13µg
19%

Vitamin B1
0.29mg
19%

Folate
66µg
17%

Vitamin B2
0.24mg
14%

Iron
2mg
12%

Vitamin B3
2mg
11%

Fiber
2g
10%

Phosphorus
98mg
10%

Copper
0.19mg
10%

Potassium
243mg
7%

Vitamin A
274IU
5%

Magnesium
21mg
5%

Vitamin B6
0.09mg
4%

Zinc
0.52mg
3%

Calcium
34mg
3%

Vitamin B5
0.3mg
3%

Vitamin E
0.35mg
2%

Vitamin D
0.29µg
2%

Vitamin B12
0.08µg
1%

Vitamin C
1mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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