Raisin Cake From the Pantry

• 1 cup raisins, seedless dried
• 1 cup brown sugar packed
• 1 cup water or milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening or butter
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon and ginger, ground
• 2 cups flour, all-purpose re-sifted with 1 teaspoon basking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup walnuts chopped

1. Combine the raisins with sugar, water, shortening and spices and simmer for a minute.
2. Cool to room temperature.
3. Preheat the oven to 300F (150C).
4. Lightly grease a 9 inch square baking pan.
5. Combine cooled raisin mixture with flour and nuts.
6. Transfer to baking pan and bake 1 hour or until a toothpick when inserted in the center comes out dry.
7. Cool in pan and cut into squares.

raisins, brown sugar, water, vegetable shortening, cinnamon, flour, walnuts

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/raisin-cake-from-the-pantry-34262 (may not work)