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.
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