WIEMERS
HERITAGE RECIPE |
Recipe
No. 003 |
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Name
of Dish: |
Poor
Man's Cake |
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| Submitted
By: |
Velma
Wiemers |
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| Source
of Recipe: |
Ida
Schneider
Wiemers
(Mrs. John H. Wiemers) |
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STORY BEHIND THE DISH:
| INGREDIENTS: | |
| Cake: | |
| 2
cups sugar |
3 cups flour |
1
tsp cinnamon |
2
tsp soda |
1/2
cup Crisco |
1/4
tsp salt |
1
tsp Allspice |
1
tsp baking powder |
| 2 eggs | 1/2 cup raisins |
| 1 tsp nutmeg | 1/2 cup chopped nuts |
| 2 cups buttermilk | |
| Sour Cream Icing: | |
| 2 Tbl flour | |
| 1/2 cup brown sugar | |
1
cup sour cream |
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DIRECTIONS:
Cake: Bake at 350 F for 35 minutes. Makes 3 large layers.
Sour Cream Icing: Cook until thick. Add vanilla to taste. Triple this icing for a 3 layer cake.