Grandmother's Boiled Raisin Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3 teaspoons boiling water
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• heat oven to 325 degrees(165 degrees c). grease a 9 x 5 inch pan. set aside.
• in 3 quart saucepan, boil raisins slowly water until there is 1 cup of water left and the raisins are plump. allow mixture to cool.
• stir in sugar and egg. mix spices with boiling water and add to raisin mixture. add flour, soda, vanilla and last, the melted shortening. blend well. pour into loaf pan.
• bake for 40 to 50 minutes. when cool make glaze by mixing confectioners sugar, ground cinnamon, and milk. spread on top of cooled cake.