By Eddy − On Monday, November 15, 2021, 2 years ago in
Cake Recipes
4 out of 5 with 10 ratings
comments: 10 - views: 18478
| Preparation time | 15 min |
| Cooking Time | 1 h |
| Ready In | 1 h 15 min |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 8 |
Ingredients
500g or 4 cups of flour500g or 2 and 1/2 cups of sugar1/2 cup of molasses3 eggs1 stick of butter (1/2 cup)1 stick of Crisco (vegetable shortening)1/2 cup of Madeira wine or Port wine1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves1 teaspoon of baking soda1 teaspoon of baking powder3/4 cup of raisins3/4 cup of nutsZest from one orange
Get Portuguese ingredients 
Instructions
- Mix the butter, crisco and sugar until combined, add the eggs, wine and mix some more.
- In a different bowl, mix the cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, and baking powder with the flour.
- Add the raisins, nuts and orange zest.
- Mix the flour mixture with the butter and sugar mixture.
- Pour into a greased with butter and dusted with flour deep cake pan.
- Add some raisins and nuts on top for decoration.
- Bake in the oven at 180°C or 350°F for 1 hour.
- Toothpick will come out dry when ready.
You might also like:
Portuguese Pudding Cake Recipe
The delicious combination of pudding and cake make this Portuguese pudding cake recipe a great sweet treat.
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 8 |
Madeiran Honey Cake Recipe
This recipe makes two delicious round Madeiran honey cakes (bolos de mel da Madeira) or two loaves.
| Level of Difficulty | Moderate |
| Servings | 10 |
Orange Cake with Creamy Topping Recipe
Learn how to make this delicious and quick orange cake with creamy topping, it makes a great anytime snack or dessert.
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 6 |
Rosa Avila
My mom used to make a cake similar to this one. I’ve been looking to find it for many years. I don’t think she added the raisins and nuts but it did have a cover, not frosting but a liquid. Do you have or know of another similar cake? Thank you, Rosa
1 year ago, Tuesday, November 8, 2022
