Raisin cake is a type of

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that is prepared using

raisin A raisin is a Dried fruit, dried grape. Raisins are produced in many regions of the world and may be eaten raw or used in cooking, baking, and brewing. In the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and South Afri ...

s as a main ingredient. Additional ingredients are sometimes used, such as chocolate and rum. Raisin cake dates back to at least the time of the reign of

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, circa 1010–970 BCE. Boiled raisin cake is prepared by boiling various ingredients and then baking the mix in an oven. It dates back to at least the time of the

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(1861–1865).

Overview

Raisin cake is typically prepared using standard cake ingredients and raisins as a primary ingredient. Whole or chopped raisins can be used. Additional various ingredients are also sometimes used, such as rum, chocolate, and others. The use of rum can serve to plump-up the raisins via the added moisture, and the raisins can be marinated in rum before the cake is prepared. Spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and pumpkin spice are sometimes used.

History

It is stated in chapter 6:19 in the second

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that cake (identified as "raisin cake" in

Hosea In the Hebrew Bible, Hosea ( or ; ), also known as Osee (), son of Beeri, was an 8th-century BC prophet in Israel and the nominal primary author of the Book of Hosea. He is the first of the Twelve Minor Prophets, whose collective writing ...

3:1) was distributed by

, who reigned as the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah –970 BCE. This raisin cake consisted of "a mass of dried grapes". Some recipes in the United States circa the early 1900s utilized

lard Lard is a Quasi-solid, semi-solid white fat product obtained by rendering (animal products), rendering the adipose tissue, fatty tissue of a domestic pig, pig.

as an ingredient, which could be used instead of butter.

Boiled raisin cake

Boiled raisin cake is a type of raisin cake whereby various ingredients are first boiled, after which the batter is placed in cake pans then baked. It is sometimes prepared with the omission of some standard cake ingredients, such as butter, eggs or milk. Boiled raisin cake may have a moist consistency. The cake dates back to the time of the

(1861–1865), when it was prepared in frontier areas using the

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. Basic versions during this time were typically prepared using only raisins, sugar and a fat, such as vegetable shortening or lard. Boiled raisin cake has been referred to as a type of war cake.

Gallery

File:2023 Sernik polski (2).jpg, Raisin

cheesecake Cheesecake is a dessert made with a soft fresh cheese (typically cottage cheese, cream cheese, quark or ricotta), eggs, and sugar. It may have a crust or base made from crushed cookies (or digestive biscuits), graham crackers, pastry, ...

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Black bun Black bun, sometimes known as Scotch bun, is a type of fruit cake completely covered with pastry. It is Scottish in origin, originally eaten on the Twelfth Night of Christmas, and now enjoyed at Hogmanay. The cake mixture typically contains r ...

, a Scottish fruit cake File:Genoa-cake.jpg,

Genoa cake Genoa cake, known in Italian as or , is a fruit cake consisting of sultanas (golden-coloured raisins), currants or raisins, glacé cherries, almonds, and candied orange peel or essence, cooked in a batter of flour, eggs, butter, and sugar.< ...

with sultana raisins File:Teekuchen, Miltenberg, Germany.JPG, Raisin tea cake in Germany File:Torta paesana della Brianza.jpg, Chocolate

torta paesana ''Torta paesana'' (), also known in English as black cake, milk cake or bread cake, is a cake of the Lombard cuisine, notably from Brianza. Its main ingredients are stale bread, milk and cocoa, often enriched with biscuits, ''amaretti di Saronno ...

with raisins and pine nuts File:Rosinenschnecke 1646.JPG, Raisin roll

References

External links

"Russian Oven: Stolichny raisin cake, a delicate taste of Soviet times"
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