Grandma's Poor Man's Cake
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time45 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cake, Dairy Free, Easy Cake Recipe, Poor Man's Cake, Vintage Cake Recipe
Calories: 0kcal
Author: Terri
For The Cream Cheese Frosting
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.
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