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4.59 from 48 votes

Grandma's Poor Man's Cake

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cake, Dairy Free, Easy Cake Recipe, Poor Man's Cake, Vintage Cake Recipe
Calories: 0kcal
Author: Terri

Ingredients

For The Poor Man's Cake

For The Cream Cheese Frosting

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° and spray two 9 x 5 baking pans or a 13 x 9 baking dish with non stick spray. Set aside.

For The Poor Man's Cake

  • In a medium sauce pan, cook raisins and shortening in 2 cups water for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool. Do not drain the water.
  • Once cooled, add sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg. Stir until combined.
  • Stir in 2 cups of flour until combined.
  • Next add 1 cup of water and 2 more cups of flour. Stir.
  • Sprinkle baking soda over mixture and mix until combined.
  • Pour into prepared baking dish.
  • Cook at 350° for 40-50 minutes or until tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean. *might need more time, start checking at 40 minutes.

For The Cream Cheese Frosting

  • In a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese together until smooth.
  • Add vanilla, mix, then slowly add powdered sugar and beat until creamy.
  • Frost cake once it has cooled completely.

Nutrition

Serving: 0g | Calories: 0kcal | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg