Mocha cake
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| 1 | cup | Brown sugar |
| 1¾ | cup | Flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ½ | teaspoon | Allspice |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | cup | Currents |
| 2 | Eggs, well beaten | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Coffee |
| ½ | cup | Boiling water |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| ½ | teaspoon | Cloves |
| 1 | cup | Raisins |
| ½ | cup | Finely sliced citron |
Directions
Combine coffee and boiling water. Boil 3 minutes. Strain and cool.
Cream sugar with shortening. Add eggs. Beat thoroughly. Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking soda,salt, and spices, reserving ¼ cup of the flour for dredging the fruits. Add dry ingredients alternately with coffee to first mixture. Beat until smooth. Add fruits. Mix well. Pour into well-oiled loaf pan. Bake in slow oven (350 F) about 40 minutes. The Household Searchlight