Raisin Spice Cake Microwave Recipes

RAISIN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine raisins and water. Cook until plump. Drain and set aside raisins, reserving 10 tablespoons cooking liquid. , In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Combine flour, cinnamon, cloves nutmeg and salt; set aside. Combine milk, soda, eggs and reserved cooking liquid. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk mixture to creamed mixture. Stir in cooked raisins. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

5 MINUTE SPICE CAKE IN MICROWAVE

Steps:

• Put the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and brown sugar into a 4 cup microwaveable bowl; mix well.
• Add oil, molasses, water and egg; mix well.
• Microwave for 3 minutes.
• Cool slightly, and serve with ice cream, whipping cream, or raisin sauce.

DATE RAISIN SQUARES - MICROWAVE

Steps:

• Filling-------.
• Combine dates, water, raisins and lemon juice in 4 cup measure.
• Cover with vented plastic wrap and microwave at high 4-6 minutes or until boiling.
• Stir every 2 minutes.
• Dates should be soft.
• Let stand, covered, 5 minutes.
• Uncover and cool to lukewarm, stirring occasionally.
• Crumbles------.
• Combine first 5 dry ingredients in mixing bowl.
• Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Press half firmly into 8 inch square microwave baking dish.
• Spread with date filling.
• Sprinkle with remaining crumble mixture, patting down lightly.
• Microwave at medium high for 9 minutes, rotating every 3 minutes, (not necessary if you have a rotating plate) remove from microwave and cover with aluminum foil.
• Let stand covered directly on counter for 10 minutes.
• Uncover and cool completely on wire rack.
• Cut into small squares.

ZUCCHINI RAISIN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Best if prepared with food processor:.Process dry ingredients about 10 seconds to blend. Empty into a large mixing bowl. Process nuts until chopped, about 6 seconds. Empty into a small bowl.
• Using grater: Grate unpeeled zucchini, using medium pressure. Empty into a measuring cup and measure loosely packed.
• Steel knife: process eggs with sugar for 1 minute. Do not insert pusher in feed tube. While machine running, Add oil and vanilla through tube. Process about 45 seconds. Add zucchini and process 8-10 seconds. Remove cover and add dry ingredients. SEE NOTE. Process 3 or 4 quick bursts, just until flour disappears. Sprinkle nuts and raisins over batter . Give 1 0r 2 more quick bursts.
• Pour batter into greased and floured 9" by 13" baking pan, or 12-cup Bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan. Can be iced or glazed when cool, but it's great just plain. Keeps very well in fridge and freezes well.
• NOTE: This amount of batter will nearly completely FILL the bowl of standard sized food processors, but probably not overflow. You can add zucchini mixture to dry ingredients in mixing bowl, Mix with wooden spoon until blended then add nuts and raisins, or dates.

RAISIN SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine raisins and water. Cook until plump. Drain and set aside raisins, reserving 10 tablespoons cooking liquid. In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Combine flour, cinnamon, cloves nutmeg and salt; set aside. Combine milk, soda, eggs and reserved cooking liquid. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk mixture to creamed mixture. Stir in cooked raisins. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until cake test done. Cool on a wire rack. Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

RAISIN SPICE CAKE WITH PENUCHE FROSTING

Steps:

• sift flour with soda, salt and spices -- set aside.
• cream butter, add granulated sugar gradually and beat till fluffy -- add eggs, one at a time, add molasses and beat well.
• stir in applesauce and nuts.gradually blend to sifted dry ingredients --
• pour batter into 3 waxed paper lined and greased 8" round cake pans --
• bake at 350* for 20-25 minutes --
• cool layers -- about 10 minutes and remove from pans -- remove waxed paper and spread with penuche frosting.
• to prepare PENUCHE FROSTING:.
• combine butter, brown sugar and cream in a heavy saucepan, bring to a boil over medium heat.
• remove from heat and gradually stir in powdered sugar till mixture is velvety and very smooth --
• stir in vanilla, nuts and raisins.

SPICE RAISIN CAKE

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, cook raisins and water until water is absorbed. Transfer to a bowl; add applesauce, oil, egg substitute, sweetener and vanilla. Combine the remaining ingredients; add to applesauce mixture and stir well. Pour into a 9-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.