Hillbilly Cake

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup cold water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped
• 1 cup seedless raisin
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• TOPPING
• 2/3 cup melted butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 6 tablespoons cream
• 1 cup coconut

1. after boiling the ingredients up to the flour -- pour into a large mixing bowl.
2. add the flour, sifted with 1 tsp baking soda.spread in a greased and floured 9x12" baking pan.
3. bake at 350* for about 1 hour.or until cake tests done with toothpick -- or starts to pull away from the sides of the pan.
4. spread with the following:TOPPING:.
5. combine 2/3 cup melted butter with the brown sugar.mix ell.add 6 tbls light cream and 1 cup coconut --
6. Mix thoroughly and spread on warm cake( recipe said to let cool about 25 minutes.).
7. place under a broiler a few minutes till brown and bubbly.

sugar, cold water, butter, nuts, seedless raisin, clove, allspice, cinnamon, flour, baking soda, topping, butter, brown sugar, cream, coconut

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hillbilly-cake-127574 (may not work)