Federal Cake
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sour milk*
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 tsp cloves
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 1/3 cup nuts, chopped
- 1/3 cup raisins, chopped
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Sift flour and spices, add baking soda to sour milk and mix alternately with flour. Flour raisins and nuts and then mix into cake. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted. Cover with boiled frosting.
*Sweet milk and baking powder can be used instead of sour milk.
*Sweet milk and baking powder can be used instead of sour milk.
Submitted by May 30, 2009
Raisins
- Raisins are high in antioxidants which are considered by many scientists to slow the aging process and prevent cancer
- Raisins are gluten-free
- A serving of raisins (1.2 ounces) contains 110 calories
- Raisins were dropped by "Raisin Bombers" in Berlin during WWII to feed children
- The first written reference to rasisns was in the Old Testament during the reign of King David, 1000 B.C.
Cinnamon
- Cinnamon comes from the inner bark of an evergreen tree that thrives in warm, humid climates
- Cinnamon is a source of good health containing fiber, iron, and calcium