I think it could be!
*Ginny Butterfield Cranberry Twp, PA * On 8/14/2012 12:43 AM, Fran Pugh wrote: > Could this be Poor man's cake > > Similar.to an applesauce cake with cinnamon and raisins in it? > Fran > On Aug 13, 2012 9:24 PM, "Virginia Butterfield" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ** >> >> >> >> Man's Favorite Cake >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Charlotte >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 11:25 PM >> Subject: Man's Favorite Cake Recipe >> >> My mother has searched for this recipe for years. she said her Aunt use to >> make it. >> she said it has raisins, cinnamon or other spices. It has an orange >> flavor, possibly >> in the icing. She at this as a child, she is 70 years old now. She thinks >> it may have >> come out of a paper or magazine at that time. I have googled the recipe, >> but no luck. >> >> Charlotte >> >> Hello Charlotte, >> >> All of the cake recipes that I can find with that name and with raisins >> and cinnamon are like the one below. I did not find any that had any >> orange in either the cake or the frosting. >> >> Phaed >> >> A MAN'S FAVORITE CAKE >> >> 1/2 c. shortening >> 1 c. sugar >> 1 c. seedless raisins >> 1 c. applesauce (sweetened for table use) >> 1 tsp. soda >> 1 egg >> 2 c. flour >> 1/2 tsp. allspice >> 1 tsp. cinnamon >> 1/2 tsp. nutmeg >> 1/2 tsp. salt >> 1 tbsp. hot water >> >> Blend shortening, sugar, and eggs thoroughly in 1 operation. Add raisins >> and applesauce. >> Sift spices and salt with flour and add in several portions. Before the >> last of the flour >> is added, stir in the soda dissolved in hot water. Beat well, pour into a >> greased loaf or >> tube pan and bake about 1 hour at 350 degrees. >> >> COFFEE CREAM ICING: >> 4 tbsp. butter or margarine >> 1/4 tsp. salt >> 3 or 4 tbsp. hot coffee >> 2 tbsp. cocoa >> 2 c. powdered sugar >> >> Blend butter, salt, cocoa and 1/2 cup sugar. Add alternately coffee and >> rest of sugar until >> a spreading consistency is reached. >> >> A reader sent this suggestion: >> >> I wonder if Charlotte might be looking forOrange Kiss-Me Cake. < >> http://www.pillsbury.com/Recipes/ShowRecipe.aspx?rid=13662> >> This was the 1950 Pillsbury Bake-Off winner, so it fits the time frame >> given by her mom, >> probably was printed in a magazine, and it has orange, cinnamon, and >> raisins. Just a thought. >> >> Have a great day! >> >> Missy >> >> -- >> >> *Ginny Butterfield >> Cranberry Twp, PA >> >> * >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
