Mocha Cake
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 6 Categories:
Cakes
/
Desserts
Ingredients: 1/2
c
Shortening 1
c
Brown sugar 1 3/4
c
Flour 1/2
ts
Baking soda 1/2
ts
Allspice 1/4
ts
Salt 1
c
Currents 2
Eggs, well beaten 1
tb
Coffee 1/2
c
Boiling water 1
t
Cinnamon 1/2
ts
Cloves 1
c
Raisins 1/2
c
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 1/4 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
|