3/4 c Raisins
1 c Water
1 1/4 c Granulated Sugar
2/3 c Vegetable Oil
1 lg Egg, Slightly Beaten
1 3/4 c Unbleached All Purpose Flour
1/3 c Cocoa
1 ts Baking Soda
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Ground Cinnamon
1/2 c Chopped Nuts
GARNISH
Confectioners’ Sugar
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 X 9 X 2-inch
baking pan. In a medium saucepan, bring the raisins and water to a
boil and simmer for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
Stir in the granulated sugar and oil. Add the egg. Combine the
flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, then stir the mixture
into the raisin mixture, blending well. Stir in the nuts. Pour the
batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a
wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place on a wire
rack to cool in the pan. When cool, sprinkle with the confectioners’
sugar. If you like a design, use a paper table doily as a stencil
when sprinkling the sugar over the cake.
Yields
12 Servings