WAR TIME RAISIN TOFFEE CAKE
Boil together 3 minutes
1 cup brown sugar
one cup water
1/3 cup veg shortening
one cup seeded raisins
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
Take off heat and cool down.
Add 2 cups sifted flour,
with 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
Mix batter and pour into a prepared square pan
Bake at 35-40 minutes in 300 degree oven (last seven minutes I put it on 350)
Toffee Icing
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp corn syrup
let come to a boil
Stir so don’t burn…cook till forms soft ball stage in cold water take off heat
Beat a egg white .
Add egg white to mixture and beat. Add Splash Vanilla
Now add Tab or Two of Butter and beat to thin out..
Take hot cake out of oven and invert onto plate
Pour your Toffee icing over top
cut and eat with cold cream, as is very very rich
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