Poor Mans Cake Ii Recipes

BOILED CAKE (AKA DEPRESSION CAKE, WAR CAKE, POOR MAN'S CAKE)

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine shortening, water, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves and sugar. Bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand until COMPLETELY cool.
• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch baking pan, a Bundt pan, or 9 x 5-inch 2 loaf pans. Set aside.
• Stir the flour and baking soda into the cooled raisin mixture and mix until just combined and flour is mostly incorporated.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 30 minutes for a 9 x 13-inch pan or until the top of the cake is just firm to the touch. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
• Traditionally served un-frosted.

CHOCOLATE POOR MAN'S CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Grease and flour an 8 x8 square cake pan(s). For layer cakes, double the recipe, and line the bottom of each pan with parchment paper. Then grease and flour it.
• 3. Sift the flour sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together.
• 4. Next, add the oil, water, and vinegar.
• 5. Mix together well with either an electric hand mixer (beaters) or a standing mixer, stopping occasionally to scrape the bottom of the bowl. The batter will be thin.
• 6. Add the vanilla, and mix well until it is all incorporated into the batter.
• 7. Pour the batter into the greased and floured pan(s). Tapping the pans lightly to release the air bubbles.
• 8. Bake until done, about 40-45 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean. If leaving it in the pan to frost, cool the cake completely. For layer cakes, cool completely, then turn out the layers onto a rack to drizzle icing over it.
• 9. When cake has completely cooled, ice with the Poor Man's Cake Icing.
• 10. For the icing, mix the sugar, milk, shortening, and cocoa powder together in a small saucepan.
• 11. Heat over low heat to incorporate the ingredients, and melt the shortening.
• 12. Once the shortening starts melting, use a spatula or a small whisk and constantly stir to avoid burning, until the mixture is liquid and all the ingredients are incorporated.
• 13. When the edges of the saucepan start to bubble slightly, take the saucepan off the heat to a cool burner, and then add the vanilla. Mix together quickly, making sure the vanilla is evenly distributed. Icing will be thing and liquid.
• 14. Pour the icing onto the cake in the pan to cover cake completely. Let icing cool, completely, and it will set. Then cut and serve. This cake goes well with vanilla ice cream.
• 15. If frosting layers, dab a small amount of shortening on the cake rack so the cake will eventually slide off onto a platter. Place the cake rack over a jelly roll pan to catch the extra frosting. Cut off the top of the bottom layer if it domed slightly during baking, so that it is flat and even.
• 16. Pour a small amount of icing sparingly onto the middle of the bottom layer first and using a knife, spread it evenly. Let it set for about 1 minute, then place the top layer on.
• 17. Pour the rest of the icing over the top of the cake, using a knife to spread down the sides. Excess frosting will drip through the rack or jelly roll pan. Transfer cake immediately from the rack to a platter by sliding it carefully. Let frosting cool and set before slicing and serving.

POOR MAN'S PUDDING CAKE (POUDING CHOMEUR)

Steps:

• In a saucepan melt butter or margarine; stir in brown sugar.
• Add water and vanilla.
• Bring to a boil.
• Meanwhile, make the dough.
• Cream butter or margarine; add sugar.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add to butter mixture alternately with milk.
• Pour syrup into a 9 X 13 baking dish.
• Drop dough by teaspoons over syrup.
• Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.

GRANDMA'S POOR MAN'S CAKE

Steps:

• 1. In a large sauce pan boil 1 cup water, add first 6 ingredients, boil together until luke warm, stir. Remove from burner
• 2. In large mixing bowl add all dry ingredients, mix together with fork. Sift into the sauce pan. Mix well.
• 3. Grease or spray a 9x9 baking dish. Pour mixture in dish, and spread evenly.
• 4. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes. Watch it towards end so it doesn't get too dark. Enjoy! (You might be able to make this gluten free by using a gluten free flour, haven't tried it, but it might work.)

POOR MAN'S CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Grease and flour a loaf pan preheat oven to 350° Combine raisins and 1/1/2 cups hot water and let stand about 15 to 20 minutes.
• 2. Using an electric mixer cream brown sugar and shortening for about 5 minutes Stir together flour, baking powder, allspice, salt, cloves, cinnamon, and soda
• 3. Drain raisins and reserve the water. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture a little at a time and beat well, Alternating with raisin water after each addition. Then fold in raisins and walnuts. Pour into prepared loaf pan, shake slightly to even out the batter. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
• 4. Bake for about40 to 45 minutes. If the top begins to burn place a piece of foil loosely over the top.