Aunt Rosies Eggless Raisin Cake Recipes

FANOUROPITA (GREEK SPICED RAISIN CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter and flour a 12-inch, round cake pan or a 9x13x2-inch baking dish.
• Mix the flour with the spices.
• In a bowl mix the oil, sugar, orange juice, brandy and the orange zest.
• Mix well.
• Add the flour, the raisins and the walnuts.
• Mix well.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake the cake (it is called a'pie'- pita' in Greek) for 45 min to an hour (tester inserted comes out clean).

BOILED RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Gently boil coffee, raisins, currants, orange peel, sugars, nutmeg, and butter over moderate heat, uncovered, in a 3-quart heavy saucepan, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Cool mixture to room temperature, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour.
• Put a small roasting pan filled halfway with hot water on rack in lowest position in oven (to provide moisture during baking). Put remaining oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter tube pan.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl, then stir into raisin mixture until combined well. Spoon batter into tube pan and smooth top. Bake in middle of oven until a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center of cake comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Cool cake completely in pan on a rack, about 2 1/2 hours, then turn out onto a serving plate.
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EGGLESS-MILKLESS-BUTTERLESS CAKE

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan, combine first seven ingredients. Bring to a boil. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool to room temperature. , In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add the raisin mixture. Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan., Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve with Hard Sauce (also found in Recipe Finder) if desired.

OLD SOG (AN EGGLESS, MILKLESS RAISIN CAKE)

Steps:

• Put water and raisins into a saucepan, bring to a boil, and turn off the heat. Allow to sit for 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Add butter or margarine to saucepan, and let the mixture sit until it reaches room temperature.
• Stir in the rest of the ingredients.
• Pour into an 8" by 8" pan or an 8" cake pan.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes in a 350 degree oven (until a toothpick comes out clean).
• Serve warm or cool.

AUNT ROSIE'S GOB CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F (175C).
• Grease and flour a 10x15 inch pan; line a second 10x15 inch pan with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, 1/4 cup oil, 1-1/2 cups milk and 4 eggs; beat 4 minutes on high speed on mixer.
• Divide batter into the two 10x15 inch pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean; allow to cool.
• To make the filling: In a large bowl, combine 2 cups icing sugar, 1/2 cup milk, shortening, butter, vanilla and flour; beat with mixer on high speed for 5 minutes, or until it achieves the consistency of whipped cream.
• Spread filling over the layer in the greased pan.
• Loosen the sides of the other layer by running a knife around the edge between the cake and the pan.
• Flip the cake onto the frosted layer.
• Remove the pan and parchment paper from the top layer and serve.