Ingredients for Ginger Cake With Raisin Sauce
- Flour
- Salt
- Cinnamon
- Ground Ginger
- Baking Soda
- Crisco Shortening
- Sugar
- Molasses
- Eggs
- Boiling Water
- Water
- Raisins
- Brown Sugar
- Cornstarch
- Cider Vinegar
- Unsalted Butter
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How to Make Ginger Cake With Raisin Sauce
- For the cake: mix the first 5 dry ingredients together and set aside
- Beat crisco and sugar until well blended
- Add molasses and beat well
- Add eggs one at a time beating well between each one
- Add half of flour mixture and mix well
- Add 1 / 3 cup of boiling water and mix well
- Add the rest of the dry and mix well
- Add rest of boiling water and mix well
- Pour cake batter in a greased 8x8 baking pan and cook for 35-40 minutes in a 350 degree oven
- For the sauce: add the warm water and raisins in small saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes
- Remove pan from heat
- In a larger saucepan add the brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and vinegar and stir well
- Add the hot raisin mixture and stir well cooking over medium heat for 2-3 minutes as mixture thickens
- Remove from heat and stir in butter
- Pour over the cut squares of cake
Nutrition Information (Approximate per serving)
Sodium
9 g
Sugar
176g
Fat
20g
Carbs
24g
