Jailhouse Cake

Name: Jailhouse Cake
Ingredients: 2 c. flour; 2 c. sugar; 2 tsp. soda; 1 tsp. salt; 1 (No. 2 1/2) tin crushed pineapple; 2 eggs; 2 tsp. vanilla; 1 c. brown sugar; 1 c. chopped nuts; 2 lb. peeled and grated carrots, cooked in enough water to cover; 2 or 3 c. raisins; 3 c. sugar (half brown and white); 2 tsp. cinnamon; 1 tsp. allspice; 1 tsp. nutmeg; 1/2 tsp. ginger; about 1/2 tsp. salt; flour (3 or 4 c.); 1 tsp. baking powder for every c. flour; 2 tsp. soda; nuts

21 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
2 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 (No. 2 1/2) tin crushed pineapple
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. chopped nuts
2 lb. peeled and grated carrots, cooked in enough water to cover
2 or 3 c. raisins
3 c. sugar (half brown and white)
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ginger
about 1/2 tsp. salt
flour (3 or 4 c.)
1 tsp. baking powder for every c. flour
2 tsp. soda
nuts

Directions

1

When the carrots are almost done, add raisins and sugar, along with cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and ginger, with some salt.
2

When the raisins are tender; cool.
3

Add enough flour to make a slightly stiff cake batter, along with baking powder and soda to the batch. Add lots of nuts if you have enough, but walnuts are best.
4

Cook in a slow oven in greased and floured loaf pans for at least 1 hour. If you can't tell when it is done, don't start.
5

You shouldn't be cookin'.
6

No fat, no eggs, no milk, no vanilla and no shortening. Wrap and freeze surplus.