3 c Flour
2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Allspice
1/2 ts Cloves
2 c Brown sugar, packed
2 Eggs, beaten
1 c Shortening
1 c Raisins or chopped dates
1 c Chopped pecans/walnuts
2 c Beer
Sift together dry ingredients. Cream together shortening and sugar;add
eggs. Mix fruit and nuts with 2 tablespoons of the flour mixture. Add
flour mixture alternately with beer. Stir in fruit and nuts. Pour
into a greased and floured 10-in tube pan and bake at 350F for 1
hour, or until cake tests done. Or pour into a greased and floured
9×13 in pan and bake at 350 for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until cake
tests done.
Yields
12 Servings