Raisin Nut Frosting Recipes

NUT AND FRUIT FILLING AND FROSTING

Steps:

• Bring sugar and water to a boil, without stirring, in a saucepan until syrup is 238 degrees F (114 degrees C) or until a small amount of syrup dropped in cold water forms a soft thread, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Slowly pour syrup over egg whites in a bowl; stir in vanilla extract and continue to beat until thick and cold. Add baking powder and beat until filling/frosting is thick enough to spread without running. Fold almonds, figs, and raisins into filling/frosting.

GERMAN WALNUT RAISIN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour lightly THREE (8-by-1 1/2-inch) round layer cake pans.
• Chop raisins and 1 cup walnuts fine; place in a medium bowl.
• Add baking soda; then stir in boiling water.
• Let mixture cool 1/2 hour.
• Sift flour with cinnamon and salt.
• In large bowl, with electric mixer at medium speed, beat 3/4 cup butter until creamy.
• Add sugar, a little at a time, beating until light and fluffy.
• Stop beater once or twice; scrape down side of bowl with rubber spatula.
• Add eggs and egg yolks, one at a time.
• Beat after each addition; scrape side of bowl with rubber spatula.
• Beat until light and fluffy.
• Add lemon juice and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla.
• With wooden spoon, beat in flour mixture, in fourths, alternately with nut mixture, in thirds; begin and end with flour mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Place in oven, leaving space between pans.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until top springs back when lightly pressed with fingertip and cake pulls away from edge.
• Cool on wire rack 5 minutes.
• With small spatula, loosen edge.
• Turn out on wire rack; turn top up; let cool completely—about 1 hour.
• MAKE FROSTING: In large bowl, with electric mixer at medium speed, beat cheese with butter and vanilla until creamy.
• Add the confectioners; sugar; beat until light and fluffy.
• Using 1 1/2 cups frosting, put layers together.
• Use rest of frosting to cover top and side of cake.
• With metal spatula, make decorative swirls in frosting; coarsely chop remaining walnuts; sprinkle around top.
• Refrigerate until serving.
• Makes 16 servings.

RAISIN CINNAMON BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add milk, 1/3 cup sugar, oil, salt and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Add raisins and enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/4 hours. , Punch dough down. On a lightly floured surface, divide in half. Roll each into a 15x7-in. rectangle. Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over dough. Sprinkle with water. Starting with a short side, roll up tightly, jelly-roll style. Pinch seams and ends to seal. Place, seam side down, in two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , Preheat oven to 350°. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm loaves.

OLD-FASHIONED BOILED RAISIN CAKE WITH BROWN SUGAR FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium saucepan, mix together water, brown sugar, raisins, butter, and cocoa. Bring to a boil, and let simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and let cool.
• In a separate bowl, mix together, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and ground cloves.
• Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir until completely incorporated.
• Pour into a 13x9 inch glass dish or cake pan that has been generously sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
• Bake for 35 minutes of until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cake.
• While cooling, prepare the Brown Sugar Frosting.
• In a medium sized saucepan, mix brown sugar, butter and milk. Heat until the sugar is dissolved, whisking constantly. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
• Once the sugar mixture is cooled, pour sugar mixture into a mixer bowl. Add powdered sugar and mix until a frosting is formed. If a runnier texture is desired, add milk 1 T. at a time until desired consistency.
• Frost the cake, and enjoy!

APPLESAUCE, RAISIN AND NUT CAKE

Steps:

• First sift flour, spices and soda.
• Then cream the shortening, add sugar gradually and eggs well beaten.
• Add flour and spices alternately with the applesauce and beat throughly until smooth.
• Dust raisins and nuts lightly with flour and stir in last.
• Bake in a shallow, well greased pan about an hour in a 325 degree oven.
• Ice with your choice or icing or frosting.

RAISIN NUT FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Boil the sugar and water to a firm ball stage.
• 2. Pour SLOWLY over beaten egg whites , beating until cool and the right consistency to spread.
• 3. Add the raisins and nuts , and for a happy change add a few drops of maple flavoring.
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