Costa Rican Raisin Cake Recipes

ORANGE NUT RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Sieve flour salt and baking powder together.
• In a separate bowl, mix chopped nuts and raisins. Coat them together with a tsp of flour to avoid them sinking to the bottom of the cake pan.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time; beat for 1-2 minutes on a slow speed mixer.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture alternating with the orange juice.
• Mix well.
• Add nuts and raisins; mix with a wooden spoon.
• Pour in greased dish and bake at 175°c for about 60 minutes.
• Let cool well before serving
• (My cake usually cooks even before one hour and at times takes longer to brown, however keep checking and don't overcook or else it would loose its moistness).

COSTA RICAN RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Mix cornstarch and coffee in saucepan until smooth.
• Add 1/2 cup sugar and cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Add raisins and nuts and set aside while preparing batter.
• Beat butter until soft and fluffy.
• Add brown sugar and remaining white sugar and continue beating until thick and light in color.
• Add cream of tartar and baking soda together and add alternately with milk.
• Add vanilla and mix well.
• Pour 1/2 the batter into a buttered 8-inch square pan.
• Spread with raisin mixture and cover with remaining batter.
• Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 40 minutes or until knife comes out clean.
• Cool and turn out of pan and cut into nine squares.

RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• Cook 1 pound raisins and 1 cup water over medium high heat for 15 minutes.
• Add 1 cup cold water.
• In large mixing bowl cream ½ cup shortening and 2 cups sugar.
• Add 1 teaspoons Salt, 1 teaspoons Ginger, 1 teaspoons Cinnamon and 1 teaspoons Baking soda, mix well.
• Add raisins and water. Add 4 cups flour. Mix well.
• Put in a 13x9 inch greased baking pan.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan.
• Frost with Glaze. Cut into bar cookies.