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Raisin Spice Cake

Recipe No. 53 from the U.S. Army's WWII cookbook — Cakes and Cookies. Quantities are exactly as printed, for 100 servings; a scaled-down 8-serving version is in the notes.

Army TM10-412 · Cake · Desserts

Serves 100 servings
View source — TM 10-412 Army Recipes (War Department, 1944) ↗

Recipe No. 53 from the U.S. Army’s WWII cookbook — Cakes and Cookies. Quantities are exactly as printed, for 100 servings; a scaled-down 8-serving version is in the notes.

Directions

  1. Add 2½ pounds raisins with the last amount of flour in recipe for plain cake. Serve plain or frost with banana cream frosting (recipe No. 91).

Notes

— TM 10-412, Army Recipes (War Department, 15 August 1944), recipe No. 53, Cakes and Cookies. Army measures: 1 No. 56 dipper = 1 qt; 1 No. 55 dipper = 1¾ qt; 1 mess kit cup = 1½ pints.