Eggless, Milkless Spice Cake

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	237ml	Water or beer
2 cups	320g / 11oz	Raisins
1 cup	160g / 5.6oz	Packed brown sugar
1/3 cup	65g / 2.3oz	Butter or shortening
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Cinnamon and allspice
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Nutmeg
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Cake flour - sifted
1 teaspoon	5ml	Double action baking powder
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking soda
1 cup	93g / 3.3oz	Almonds - chopped - (optional)
		Caramel icing
		Added Ingredients To Turn
		Into A Fruitcake
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Dates - chopped
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Chopped figs
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Chopped citron

Recipe Instructions

Recipe from the Joy of Cooking Comment: the spice level is very subtle. For a spicier version, increase the amount of spice and/or add in some stronger ones such as ginger, anise, cloves.

Preheat oven to 325F.

Boil for 3 minutes the water (beer), raisins, brown sugar, butter, spices, and salt. Cool.

Sift together the cake four, baking powder and baking soda.

Stir the flour gradually into the other ingredients. Stir until smooth. Add almonds. [If making the fruitcake variation, add the remaining ingredients.] Bake in a greased tube pan for 1 hour or more. Frost with caramel icing.

Source:
Eating Well Magazine - May/June, 1993

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