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Holiday Spice Cake

Old-fashioned recipe for a beautiful bundt cake with cinnamon, cloves and juicy raisins, perfect for Christmas
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3 tsp. ground clove
  • 4 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 12 oz. box of raisins
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • confectioner's sugar for dusting

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
  • Place all ingredients except for the flour and baking soda into a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring to combine. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda. Pour the warm ingredients into the flour mixture and fold gently to combine.
  • Spray a bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Pour batter into the bundt pan and smooth the surface. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes. Allow cake to cool in the pan. Turn out the cooled cake onto a serving dish and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
Keyword cake, dessert, holiday
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