Aunt lina's carrot cake
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1⅓ | cup | Sugar |
| 1⅓ | cup | Water |
| 1 | cup | Seeded raisins |
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter |
| 2 | larges | Carrots; grated |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cloves |
| 1 | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| 1 | cup | Walnuts |
| 1 | pinch | Salt |
| 2 | cups | Flour |
| 2 | tablespoons | Baking soda |
Directions
Put sugar, water, raising, butter, carrots, cinnamon, cloves & nutmeg into a saucepan & boil slowly for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat & allow to become perfectly cold. NEVER USE WHILE STILL WARM! Then add walnuts, salt, flour & baking soda. Bake very slowly in a loaf pan for about 1-½ hours.
MRS W.G. (BETTY) PARKS
From the <The Bliss of Cooking Returns>, Fort Bliss Officers Wives Club, Ft. Bliss, TX. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .